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Most EU member states missed the deadline to implement the EU directive mandating salary details in job ads. Italy is the only major EU country to have implemented the rules, seeing a significant increase in job ads with salary information. The EU gender pay gap was 11.1 percent in 2024.
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Following the election, the proportion of women in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament has fallen to 21.7 percent. This is the lowest figure among all German state parliaments.
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A ban on headscarves for girls under 14 has come into effect in Austria. The law was passed by parliament in December with a broad majority, though the Green party voted against it.
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Negotiators Witkoff and Kushner, after talks with Putin in Moscow, urged Ukraine and Russia to compromise for a diplomatic solution. President Zelenskyy expressed pessimism about imminent peace prospects, emphasizing that territorial issues could only be resolved at a meeting of heads of state.
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A citizens' council in Pinneberg is developing climate adaptation measures, aiming for a citizen referendum alongside the 2027 state election. Key proposals include greening roofs and facades, and removing sealed surfaces for water retention and cooling.
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A woman is suing the city of Vienna over unequal treatment of men and women in public restrooms, as urinals are free while cubicles cost 50 cents. The city justifies this by citing higher cleaning costs for cubicles, stating that revenue does not cover expenses.
Local PoliticsHousing & Urban DevelopmentTransport Policy
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A new bike path in Ettlingen features lights that cannot be switched on due to a lack of permits and environmental concerns. Responsibility for activating the lighting remains unclear.
Local PoliticsMigration & IntegrationWelfare & Poverty
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In Merseburg, people with a migration background are increasingly taking over previously vacant allotment gardens. This is occurring against the backdrop of the upcoming election.
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Citizen initiatives and local associations in East Germany face bureaucratic hurdles and a lack of state support in their efforts to solve infrastructure problems or improve medical care. Even elected mayors feel powerless when decisions are made over their heads.
Local PoliticsLaws & RightsHousing & Urban Development
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The Higher Administrative Court of NRW has ruled that flower pots narrowing a sidewalk must be removed as they do not represent usual use. A resident in Mülheim an der Ruhr was not allowed to set up her approximately 50-centimeter-wide pots after 20 years.
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