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The Berlin House of Representatives voted on a bill from the CDU and SPD to establish a training support fund. The aim is to create more company training places, strengthen dual training and provide companies with financial support for training. The background is a persistent imb…

In a corresponding emergency motion, the AfD parliamentary group is calling on the Bavarian state government to introduce a so-called “training bonus for driving licenses”. The aim of the program is to attract more young people to vocational training and to counteract the shortag…

The Hessian state parliament voted on an amendment from the ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS parliamentary group to the 2026 budget law. The application relates to the education budget and aims to prevent planned cuts to integrated comprehensive schools. Specifically, additional funds are …

The Schleswig-Holstein state parliament has passed a law to amend several higher education laws. The aim is to adapt the Higher Education Act, the University Admissions Act and the Student Union Act to new legal requirements and to give universities more flexibility in organizati…

In a roll-call vote, members of the EU Parliament voted to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities. The resolution focuses on how to reduce barriers to access to work, education, healthcare, housing and digital services. The plan includes, among other things, an EU-fund…

The Schleswig-Holstein state parliament discussed and voted on a proposal from the SPD parliamentary group entitled “Right to education – right to instruction”. The application aims to better secure students' right to reliable and regular lessons. Specifically, the state governme…

In particular, the Bundestag voted on the federal government's draft budget law for 2025. This includes a total of 502.55 billion euros in federal spending. Among other things, 62.73 billion euros should be allowed to be spent on investments, and net borrowing should be 81.8 bill…

At the request of the FDP parliamentary group, the state parliament voted on the 17th School Law Amendment Act, also called the "Law to Secure Comprehensive Educational Offers and to Strengthen the Quality of Schools". The central innovations contained in the draft law are, on th…