Counties for cuts also for Ukraine refugees.:
The debate over in-kind benefits instead of cash for asylum seekers continues. Justice Minister Bushman spoke out ...
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Schröder Visit, Reform Plans and Bundestag DebatesAlongside Schröder’s Moscow trip, the overview highlights planned measures on licences, early-childhood support and prenatal diagnosis.
Key FactsOct 7, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visited Russian President Wladimir Putin in Moscow several days ago for Putin’s birthday.
- The Cabinet advanced a bill for cheaper driving licences in May; Transport Minister Bilger cited concrete figures for the first time.
- The Bundestag is discussing developmental assessments by age four at the latest, with better support depending on the Länder’s cooperation.
- Blood tests can indicate the likelihood of a genetic defect and receive insurance coverage under conditions; the Bundestag wants to review the practice.
We will not tolerate the betrayal of state secrets.— Detained former BND chief (in connection with espionage investigations)
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Intensified debate: Are payment cards for asylum seekers coming? What the individual parties say
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Buschmann: Payment cards for asylum seekers are less bureaucratic: With the high number of refugees, the discussion about more control over migration to Germany ...
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CDU criticizes church: "Exclusionary harassment": Dispute in Esslingen over payment card for refugees
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Söder demands cuts to citizen's income and a payment card law: The Bavarian Minister-President and CSU Chairman Markus Söder wants to implement a reduction ...
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Key FactsSöder Proposes Cuts and Payment Card Law
Jun 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Markus Söder demands cutting citizen payment rates to the constitutional minimum.
- He highlights the high total benefits received by families, including subsidies and housing allowances.
- Söder insists on managing legal status changes to stop financing Ukrainians through citizen payments.
- A national law for payment cards for asylum seekers is proposed to boost returns and voluntary departures.
It must be reduced to the absolute constitutional minimum.— Markus Söder, the Bavarian premier and CSU chairman, told Bild am Sonntag.
Exchange platforms for payment cards: District CDU attacks Greens: Dispute over exchange platforms for payment cards for refugees: In the district of Northwest ...
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Resistance to payment cards: Giessen residents organize exchange office for refugees
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Thousands of payment cards for refugees: Minister reports relief for the administration.
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Vogelsberg district has issued 120 payment cards to refugees: Approximately 120 payment cards have been issued to refugees in the Vogelsberg district ...
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These refugees will no longer receive citizen's income: The CDU/CSU and SPD have been negotiating for a long time about future benefits for Ukrainian ...
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230 payment cards issued to refugees in the Kassel district so far: The payment card for refugees has been available in Hesse for almost a year ...
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Hardly any reports: The conspicuous restraint of the Federal Office for Migration in cases of false statements in asylum proceedings
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Maximum 50 euros in cash/month: Payment card for asylum seekers - | Friesland starts issuing cards to 111 eligible people
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