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German parking-lot tree rules largely unenforced; Munich’s soil-volume policy proves a viable cooling model 🌳💧🏙️

German parking-lot tree rules largely unenforced; Munich’s soil-volume policy proves a viable cooling model 🌳💧🏙️

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Alexander 13 August 2025
The investigation surveyed parking lots larger than 900 square meters in six German cities—Braunschweig, Mannheim, Hannover, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Cologne—using satellite data, city plans,
Europe must stay in the driver’s seat on Ukraine as Trump–Putin talks loom, Merz says 🚗🛣️🛡️🌍

Europe must stay in the driver’s seat on Ukraine as Trump–Putin talks loom, Merz says 🚗🛣️🛡️🌍

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Leo 13 August 2025
European capitals worry that a possible Trump–Putin face-to-face could push decisions about Ukraine behind closed doors, without Europe or Kyiv at the wheel. Friedrich Merz pressed that Europe
Merz under fire as Germany's ruling bloc splits on Gaza arms deliveries; unity frays near the 100-day mark in government 🇩🇪🤝⚖️

Merz under fire as Germany's ruling bloc splits on Gaza arms deliveries; unity frays near the 100-day mark in government 🇩🇪🤝⚖️

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Kim 12 August 2025
Germany’s ruling bloc is roiling over whether to temper arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza. The party leader Merz is taking the heat from many within his own ranks, and even those who defend
German states file suit at Karlsruhe over G-BA hospital minimum-volume rules, warning of care gaps and erosion of subsidiarity 🏥⚖️🇩🇪

German states file suit at Karlsruhe over G-BA hospital minimum-volume rules, warning of care gaps and erosion of subsidiarity 🏥⚖️🇩🇪

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Friedrich 12 August 2025
Three German states have taken a case to Karlsruhe against the G-BA’s hospital minimum-volume rules, arguing that such national thresholds encroach on Länder authority over hospital planning.
rbb board lodges Kammergericht appeal, seeks Schlesinger liability for bonuses and ARD allowance; DMH damages exceed €12.9m 💶⚖️🏛️

rbb board lodges Kammergericht appeal, seeks Schlesinger liability for bonuses and ARD allowance; DMH damages exceed €12.9m 💶⚖️🏛️

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Alexander 12 August 2025
The supervisory board of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg has resolved, at its 5 August 2025 meeting, to lodge an appeal with the Kammergericht against portions of the Berlin Regional Court’s ruling in
Germany’s Unterhaltsvorschuss payments reach €3.2B in 2024 as enforcement tightens and Kindergeld offset halved 💶⚖️🧒📉

Germany’s Unterhaltsvorschuss payments reach €3.2B in 2024 as enforcement tightens and Kindergeld offset halved 💶⚖️🧒📉

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Leo 12 August 2025
Germany’s Unterhaltsvorschuss payments to single parents rose to 3.2 billion euros in 2024, up about 551 million from the year before, driven partly by inflation adjustments and a larger pool of
German police stations decay; union urges stronger federal funding and centralized digitization 🏚️🚓💾🇩🇪

German police stations decay; union urges stronger federal funding and centralized digitization 🏚️🚓💾🇩🇪

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Alexander 12 August 2025
One gathers from the report that hundreds of police stations are in a lamentable state, with health hazards lurking behind mold, vermin, dampness, and broken heating. There are decaying facilities,
Merz Halts Vacation to Pause Arms Exports to Israel, Echoing Germany’s Tradition of Leadership Interruptions 🇩🇪⏸️🕊️

Merz Halts Vacation to Pause Arms Exports to Israel, Echoing Germany’s Tradition of Leadership Interruptions 🇩🇪⏸️🕊️

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Friedrich 12 August 2025
Friedrich Merz paused his vacation to announce a partial halt on arms exports to Israel, a move that drew significant criticism. The piece frames such interruptions as a recurring feature of German
Germany’s Gaza arms pause tests staatsräson; libertarian lens calls to shrink the state and defend rights 🛡️⚖️

Germany’s Gaza arms pause tests staatsräson; libertarian lens calls to shrink the state and defend rights 🛡️⚖️

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Jerome 11 August 2025
Germany’s pause on arms exports to Gaza has ignited a debate about staatsräson—whether Germany must act as a historically responsible actor in the world or whether it should resist being pulled
Germany grapples with midsummer heatwave, hitting nearly 38°C as calls grow for public cooling, affordable housing and energy under public ownership 🌞🔥🧊🏛️✊

Germany grapples with midsummer heatwave, hitting nearly 38°C as calls grow for public cooling, affordable housing and energy under public ownership 🌞🔥🧊🏛️✊

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Kim 11 August 2025
Germany is facing a midsummer heat wave, with forecasts of temperatures climbing toward 38°C in several areas as the week goes on, accompanied by the possibility of showers later in the week. The
Ex‑CDU MP’s Suspended Nine‑Month Sentence in Azerbaijan Influence Case; €84,000 Alleged 💶⚖️

Ex‑CDU MP’s Suspended Nine‑Month Sentence in Azerbaijan Influence Case; €84,000 Alleged 💶⚖️

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Elvira 11 August 2025
In the marble hush of legal chambers, a former political figure traverses the stage once more, not with a banner, but with the quiet slither of consequences. A nine-month sentence, suspended, hangs
Spremberg's Heimatfest Goes Ahead as Extremism Debate Tests Community Unity 🤝🕊️

Spremberg's Heimatfest Goes Ahead as Extremism Debate Tests Community Unity 🤝🕊️

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Alexander 11 August 2025
Spremberg’s Heimatfest unfolds over four days, drawing roughly 30,000 visitors who parade through the town center in Sorbian costumes, a charming reminder of tradition and communal warmth that, one
Söder macht Cap-Stunt zum Symbol gegen Brüssel – Fahrfreiheit statt EU-Bürokratie 🚗💨🇪🇺

Söder macht Cap-Stunt zum Symbol gegen Brüssel – Fahrfreiheit statt EU-Bürokratie 🚗💨🇪🇺

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Leo 11 August 2025
Söder is riding a new spectacle to punch at Brussels: he’s turned the tethered plastic bottle cap into a symbol of what he calls unnecessary EU rules, using it to show he’s in touch with
Teenage girls account for nearly half of hospital-treated eating-disorder cases; anorexia dominates and stays lengthen, while male cases fall and may be underdiagnosed 🏥📈👧🏻💔

Teenage girls account for nearly half of hospital-treated eating-disorder cases; anorexia dominates and stays lengthen, while male cases fall and may be underdiagnosed 🏥📈👧🏻💔

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Ronny 11 August 2025
In 2003–2023, hospital-treated eating disorders among girls and young women aged 10–17 roughly doubled, from about 3,000 to about 6,000 cases. The total number of eating-disorder hospitalizations
Bundestag launches TikTok to reach younger audiences amid data-privacy concerns and platform capitalism 🔎🔒📱💬🌐

Bundestag launches TikTok to reach younger audiences amid data-privacy concerns and platform capitalism 🔎🔒📱💬🌐

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Kim 11 August 2025
Germany’s federal parliament is expanding its social-media outreach by launching a TikTok channel to reach younger audiences. The CDU’s Julia Klöckner argues that since TikTok exists, it would
Merz halts part of Germany's Israel arms exports amid party split; libertarians urge ending state-led arms trade 🛑🏛️⚖️

Merz halts part of Germany's Israel arms exports amid party split; libertarians urge ending state-led arms trade 🛑🏛️⚖️

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Jerome 10 August 2025
Merz pulled back on part of Germany’s weapons exports to Israel, paused his vacation, and explained it in a TV interview. Reactions split along party lines: Bas warned against turning Israel into a
Bas: Sexism Threatens Democracy; Urges SPD Unity, a Female Chancellor Path, and Pension Reform 🗳️♀️💬💷

Bas: Sexism Threatens Democracy; Urges SPD Unity, a Female Chancellor Path, and Pension Reform 🗳️♀️💬💷

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Elvira 10 August 2025
In the waning glow of the public forum, Bas speaks as if a chorus of marble statues comes to life, lamenting that the treatment of women has become a fault line within the republic itself—a
Measured pause on Israeli arms exports; call for reparative, eco-conscious policy 🌿🤝🌍

Measured pause on Israeli arms exports; call for reparative, eco-conscious policy 🌿🤝🌍

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Luisa 10 August 2025
gentle summaries swirl like dawn over a quiet lake: a leader spoke of measured, weeks-long deliberation, insisting that a partial pause on arms exports to Israel is not a rupture in enduring
Germany Hits a Haltelinie in Pensions and Care as Payroll Taxes Rise—Urgent Targeted Reforms Needed 💶⚖️🔧

Germany Hits a Haltelinie in Pensions and Care as Payroll Taxes Rise—Urgent Targeted Reforms Needed 💶⚖️🔧

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Alexander 10 August 2025
Germany is grappling with a fiscal squeeze on its social safety net. An esteemed economist warns that we must be blunt about what benefits can really be afforded and what must be trimmed, insisting
Germany’s rare thunderstorm lull undermines central climate policy, bolstering libertarian case (Hayek, Nozick, Rand) ⚖️⚡🇩🇪

Germany’s rare thunderstorm lull undermines central climate policy, bolstering libertarian case (Hayek, Nozick, Rand) ⚖️⚡🇩🇪

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Jerome 10 August 2025
Germany is experiencing an unusual lull in thunderstorm activity this summer, with lightning discharges running far below long-term averages and a forecast of heat rising again. Through July the
Merz pauses arms exports to Israel; govt says it's targeted, not a policy shift, CDU/CSU split over credibility and alliances ⚖️🛡️🤝

Merz pauses arms exports to Israel; govt says it's targeted, not a policy shift, CDU/CSU split over credibility and alliances ⚖️🛡️🤝

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Leo 09 August 2025
Union politicians clashed over Chancellor Merz’s move to pause arms exports to Israel, with the government insisting it is a targeted, well-considered response to Israel’s planned Gaza operation
Germany halts arms exports to Israel, sparking coalition rift; libertarians warn of state overreach 💥⚖️🇩🇪

Germany halts arms exports to Israel, sparking coalition rift; libertarians warn of state overreach 💥⚖️🇩🇪

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Jerome 09 August 2025
Germany’s government halted arms exports to Israel that could be used in the Gaza war, a move that exposed a rift inside the ruling coalition and provoked a chorus of criticism from those who
Solingen’s Sommerfest vows healing, inclusion, and Earth-friendly safety 🌍🤝🎶

Solingen’s Sommerfest vows healing, inclusion, and Earth-friendly safety 🌍🤝🎶

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Luisa 09 August 2025
Solingen gathers once more its music and light, a city lifting its voice after a night when fear briefly stood in the square. A year has passed since a deadly attack, and the weekend of Sommerfest is
German Coalition in Turmoil After Court Judge Nominee Blocked, SPD Blames CDU Betrayal and Far-Right Ties 🤝⚖️💥

German Coalition in Turmoil After Court Judge Nominee Blocked, SPD Blames CDU Betrayal and Far-Right Ties 🤝⚖️💥

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Friedrich 08 August 2025
The German ruling coalition is in crisis after Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, a respected legal scholar, withdrew her candidacy for Constitutional Court judge. The Social Democrats (SPD) are outraged,
Heatwave Sparks Wildfires, Bans and Road Rage Over Car Freedom in Europe 🚗🔥⛔

Heatwave Sparks Wildfires, Bans and Road Rage Over Car Freedom in Europe 🚗🔥⛔

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Leo 08 August 2025
Germany and southern Europe are in the grip of a massive heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 30 and even 40 degrees in some areas. The scorching weather is causing wildfires, evacuations, and
Germany’s Arms Export Ban Slammed as Libertarian Betrayal of Free Markets and Property Rights 🚫💸⚖️

Germany’s Arms Export Ban Slammed as Libertarian Betrayal of Free Markets and Property Rights 🚫💸⚖️

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Jerome 08 August 2025
Once again, the state arrogates to itself the power to regulate voluntary exchange, betraying fundamental principles of liberty and property. This so-called “arms export restriction” is nothing
State Bans Gender-Inclusive Language for Clarity, Sparking Debate Over Freedom and Order 🏛️✒️⚡

State Bans Gender-Inclusive Language for Clarity, Sparking Debate Over Freedom and Order 🏛️✒️⚡

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Elvira 08 August 2025
Thus, in these grey corridors of power, a decree rings out, stark and sharp, as if uttered from Olympus yet echoing with the dim, bureaucratic clangor of late civilization: the intricate,
German Pharmacists Demand Urgent Fix After E-Prescription Failures Endanger Patients 🚨💊

German Pharmacists Demand Urgent Fix After E-Prescription Failures Endanger Patients 🚨💊

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Kim 08 August 2025
The German Association of Pharmacists’ Unions (ABDA) has raised a serious alarm about the persistent instability and frequent outages plaguing the country’s electronic prescription system. Their
Germany’s Soaring Pension Costs Stir Debate on Tax, Entitlement, and Complacency 🧓🇩🇪💶

Germany’s Soaring Pension Costs Stir Debate on Tax, Entitlement, and Complacency 🧓🇩🇪💶

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Alexander 08 August 2025
Once again, we are forced to endure the annual ritual announcement about Germany’s ever-growing army of pensioners. One reads with unmistakable predictability that more than 22 million people now
German Cities’ “Humanitarian” Gaza Orphan Rescue Slammed as Empty, Wasteful Gesture 🇩🇪🧒🚑

German Cities’ “Humanitarian” Gaza Orphan Rescue Slammed as Empty, Wasteful Gesture 🇩🇪🧒🚑

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Alexander 08 August 2025
How utterly quaint, if not tediously predictable, to see the stalwart burghers of Germany’s lesser cities lunging at the chance to play saviour to the world’s most pitiable war orphans. One

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