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A dispute has flared up within Germany's ruling coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD over reform of the working time law. Businesses and conservatives demand moving from a daily limit of 8 hours to a weekly one, while unions and the SPD insist on protecting workers. The reform, whose draft was prepared by the labour ministry in June 2026, is blocked.
Otabek YusupovGermany's Federal Minister of Labour and SPD co-leader Bärbel Bas announced her departure from all government and party posts after the death of her stepdaughter. She said the decision was also influenced by intensified public attacks from the CDU/CSU. According to Süddeutsche Zeitung, Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized her work pace while knowing about her personal tragedy; his chancellery neither confirmed nor denied this.
Aziz Karimov
