The biggest party in Germany’s governing coalition, the conservative CDU, is temporarily defusing its internal dispute over climate policy. A new motion for the party conference proposes sticking to net zero by 2045, while calling for an open debate on competitiveness and social balance.
By Bernhard Pötter
In a party conference motion, the CDU’s association for small and medium-sized businesses the its employee advocacy association have questioned existing climate targets. Social and climate experts from the party executive will now work with the authors on a joint paper.
By Bernhard Pötter
The current head of the CDU/CSU group in the European Parliament, Daniel Caspary, has received a lot of support following his hearing in the Budgetary Control Committee.
By Markus Grabitz
The Ministry of Defense (BMVg) wants to stick to a mandatory physical examination for everyone from 2027.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The Member of the European Parliament from Karlsruhe is to become a member of the European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg on behalf of Germany. This was decided by the Federal Cabinet in Berlin. He would succeed Klaus-Heiner Lehne.
By Markus Grabitz
