After one year in office, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition government has achieved the following What the energy cost reductions mean for you The main changes are Minimum wage rises to […] The post Merz’s One Year in Office appeared first on Ger...
Key Takeaways The Munich Security Index 2026 tracks how people across G7 and BICS nations perceive other countries. For Germany, the data shows the share of German respondents saying a […] The post How Do Germans Perceive Other Countries as Allies a...
Key Takeaways The Global Retirement Index 2025 ranks 44 countries on retirement security. The index does not measure pension payouts alone. It combines four sub-indices into a single score: A […] The post The Best EU Countries to Retire In appeared f...
Germany’s labor market showed no sign of improvement in April 2026. The Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) reported 3.008 million unemployed. BA Chairwoman Andrea Nahles stated: “A trend reversal in the […] The post German Unemployment at 3 Million in Apr...
Key Takeaways EU Passports on the Henley Passport Index Global Rank Country Visa-Free Destinations 3 Sweden 186 4 Austria 184 4 Belgium 185 4 Denmark 185 4 Finland 185 4 […] The post EU Passports Are Among the Strongest in the World appeared first on...
Key Takeaways Water Stress in EU Countries Country Water stress level (in %) Change (pp) 2000 2022 Malta 61.27 72.60 +11.33 Cyprus 5.24 11.81 +6.57 Denmark 20.53 25.27 +4.74 Ireland […] The post Water Stress Is Declining in Most EU Countries appeared...
Key Takeaways Equity Risk Premium in the EU Country Equity Risk Premium (%) Greece 7.08 Romania 7.08 Hungary 6.69 Italy 6.69 Bulgaria 6.30 Croatia 5.78 Cyprus 5.78 Latvia 5.78 Portugal […] The post Which EU Countries Have the Highest Equity Risk Prem...
From 1 May 2026, federal civil servants (Bundesbeamte) in Germany will receive higher salaries under the federal pay scale restructuring. The lowest pay grade, step 1 (Stufe 1), is being […] The post Pay Rise For Federal Civil Servants in Germany app...
Key Takeaways EU Global Soft Power Index Global Rank Country Soft Power Score (Change vs. Previous Year) 5 Germany 67.7 (-2.4) 6 France 65.8 (-2.7) 9 Italy 61.6 (-0.8) 12 […] The post Which EU Countries Have the Most Soft Power? appeared first on...
Key Takeaways Obesity Rates by EU Country Country Obese persons (% of total, aged 16 and over) Latvia 24.0 Finland 22.8 Estonia 21.5 Ireland 21.5* Lithuania 21.2** Czechia 20.9* Germany […] The post Which EU Countries Have the Highest Obesity Rates?...