Coalition
Merz pledges swift implementation of pension commission proposals
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas announced Tuesday morning that all 33 recommendations of the pension commission will be fully implemented. The package is to be turned into law quickly.
Lower Saxony's Minister President Olaf Lies urges calm and responsibility ahead of the coalition committee meeting on major reforms.
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Leaders of the CDU, CSU and SPD ended their coalition committee meeting in the Chancellery shortly before midnight. No results were announced, and no press conference is planned.
Malacañang has shrugged off the coalition launched on Sunday by allies of the Duterte family. The Reform Alliance for Good Governance and Accountability, or RAGE Coalition, led by Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, unites political forces aligned with the Dutertes amid government challenges like anomalous infrastructure projects and soaring fuel prices. Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said President Marcos will not be swayed by personal grudges or ambitions.
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The CDU's economic wing has rallied behind Economics Minister Katherina Reiche after her public clash with SPD Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil over energy policy. Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed dismay at the exchange. A resignation demand from the party's social wing was quickly retracted.
The German federal government plans to eliminate free co-insurance for spouses in statutory health and long-term care insurance. The move aims to plug budget shortfalls at health insurance funds and will make coverage more expensive for many families. Handelsblatt learned of this from coalition sources.
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In Brandenburg, SPD and CDU are close to finalizing a coalition agreement. Minister President Dietmar Woidke and CDU state leader Jan Redmann plan to present it on Wednesday. Cabinet personnel assignments remain unresolved.
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