BERLIN: The centre-left-led alliance forming Germany’s next government has declared ambitions to make Europe’s biggest economy greener and fairer. In their coalition agreement, the Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberal FDP addressed issues from climate protection to foreign policy to cannabis. Here are the main points of their roadmap for Germany: No new debt Germany’s … Read more
In Germany, almost 3.5 million state-level employees and civil servants will receive a 2.8 percent raise and a tax-free COVID-19 bonus of 1,300 euros ($1,470) next year. The agreement announced by the Verdi and dbb unions also will see higher wages and hazard pay for workers in several medical and care professions, as well a … Read more
FRANKFURT: Germany’s new government has pledged to spend big on the economy, climate change and social security, but without raising taxes or taking on more debt, leaving many asking where the money is going to come from. “We have decided that this will be a decade of investments,” future chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday as … Read more
