- Aug 17
Low Rhine water levels strain German construction with material delays and rising costs
Falling water levels on the Rhine and other German rivers are cutting inland shipping capacity for construction materials, pushing up prices and delaying deliveries as the industry grapples with its third cost shock in a few years.
- Jul 4
German coalition moves to ban state-level expropriation of housing giants, Berlin SPD and Left cry foul
The CDU/CSU-SPD government wants to outlaw state-level takeovers of large landlords, a direct response to Berlin's 2021 referendum. Critics call it a gift to the Left ahead of September's city election.
- Jun 20
German government plans €2 billion cut to housing benefit, one third of recipients to lose eligibility
Federal Building Minister Verena Hubertz (SPD) has sent a draft law for inter-ministerial review that would slash annual Wohngeld spending by €2 billion and remove about 400,000 households from the rolls.
