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- Oct 6
About 120 Left party members criticise Berlin antisemitism pact with SPD and Greens
Around 120 party members and office holders have signed a statement against the antisemitism agreement that cleared the way for coalition talks in Berlin on Thursday. The dispute also centres on Bundestag member Ferat Koçak.
- Sep 30
Left Party MP Ferat Koçak resigns from Bundestag Internal Affairs Committee over clan ties
German lawmaker Ferat Koçak has permanently stepped down from the Bundestag Committee on Internal Affairs following controversy over his contacts with the Rammo family.
- Jun 22
German pension commission proposes raising retirement age and ending 'Rente mit 63'
A government-appointed commission has recommended raising the retirement age in line with life expectancy and scrapping early retirement without deductions after 45 years of contributions, as part of a package of over 30 proposals to be handed to Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday.
