
Zentrale Streitpunkte bleiben ungeklärt und werden auf eine Kommission vertagt
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Die Pflegereform war Gegenstand wochenlanger Debatten zwischen den Koalitionspartnern Union und SPD.
Nach wochenlangen Debatten hat die Bundesregierung eine gemeinsame Pflegereform auf den Weg gebracht. Zentrale Streitpunkte zwischen Union und SPD bleiben mit dem Gesetzentwurf allerdings ungeklärt, hierfür soll eine Kommission bis Anfang kommenden Jahres Vorschläge erarbeiten.
Gesundheitsminister Carsten Linnemann (CDU) sprach nach dem Kabinettsbeschluss in einem knapp gehaltenen Presseauftritt von einem „ersten wichtigen Schritt“, zum 1. Juli kommenden Jahres soll eine weitere, umfassende Reform greifen.
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Kommission erarbeitet Vorschläge für strittige Punkte.
Very likely · Within months
Umfassende Reform soll am 1. Juli in Kraft treten.
Likely · Within months

The Thuringian state parliament is debating for the first time about possible ban proceedings against the AfD. Experts and MPs are analyzing the legal hurdles and political consequences of such a step at the state level.
Hesse is stepping up the fight against organized social benefit fraud. Interior Minister Poseck announced closer interagency cooperation. Since December 2025, over 4,400 people have been checked and assets worth millions have been secured.
The EU states contradict the Commission's plan to approve pesticides such as glyphosate indefinitely. Instead, they are calling for temporary approval of up to 25 years and supporting a longer use-by period for products that are being phased out.
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The state election committee has confirmed the official final results of the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The AfD won with 38.2 percent ahead of the SPD (35.5 percent). For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic, the CDU failed to pass the five percent hurdle.

A city council decision in Saxony to move stumbling blocks from public spaces to cemeteries is sparking nationwide criticism. Politicians and initiatives warn against making Jewish life invisible and call for the decision to be reconsidered.