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Union and SPD Discuss Reform Package at Chancellery

The leaders of Germany's Union parties and the Social Democrats (SPD) met at the Chancellery on Wednesday to prepare key decisions on economic growth, bureaucracy reduction, and welfare state reform ahead of next week's coalition committee meeting.

Union and SPD Discuss Reform Package at Chancellery
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The meeting serves to prepare the coalition committee, which is scheduled for next week. The goal is to reach fundamental decisions that boost economic growth, reduce bureaucracy, and reform the welfare state, explained Zorn.

The deputy SPD parliamentary group leader spoke to Deutschlandfunk about the content of the talks. He did not initially provide further details on the planned measures.

Source: www.deutschlandfunk.de