Germany’s cabinet approved a long-term care insurance reform bill on September 30, 2026. If parliament passes the long-term care insurance reform, you’ll pay higher care insurance contributions from 2027 if
A new law would have every child in Germany screened by age four. The screening covers your child whether or not they go to a daycare center (Kita). Officially, the
Starting January 1, 2027, you’ll get fewer paid days off when your child is sick. Germany’s paid child sick days (Kinderkrankentage) drop from 15 to 10 per child. The table
On October 8, 2026, the Bundestag will debate a reform that would introduce minimum contract lengths for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers for the first time. The reform would amend the
Your Payback loyalty points from three years ago expired on September 30. October brings three more changes: a fuel tax cut, a ban on drinking alcohol at all 5,400 Deutsche
Authorities switched off 9,304 German phone numbers in the past three months. Scammers had used the numbers to push fake investments. Officials call the crackdown Operation Herakles. Cybertrading scammers build
The Bundestag debated an Alternative for Germany (AfD) motion on September 24, 2026. The AfD motion blames immigration for Germany’s falling PISA scores. The CDU/CSU, the Greens, the SPD, and
Germany brought 16 European interior ministers to Munich on September 26, 2026. The ministers met to find ways to speed up deportations across Europe. At the Munich meeting, German Interior
Germany’s Federal Cabinet approved a bill on September 23, 2026. The bill ends the mandatory paper receipt (Bonpflicht) at checkout. From January 1, 2028, you get a digital receipt by
On September 25, 2026, the Bundestag held its first debate on a bill to speed up Germany’s administrative courts (Verwaltungsgerichte). The bill is the seventh amendment to the Code of
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