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What you need to know
- The inflation rate in Germany decreased in June
- Health care savings package to go up for vote in Bundestag
- Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to meet Slovenian counterpart in Berlin
Read below for a roundup of the latest headlines from Germany on Friday, July 10:
Skip next section Inflation rate in Germany down in JuneJuly 10, 2026
Inflation rate in Germany down in June
Germany’s annual inflation rate dropped to 2.3% in June, according to official data
The drop was also due to lower oil prices resulting from the US-Iran agreement and the government’s temporary fuel tax rebate
In comparison, the inflation was 2.6% in May and 2.9% in April, with energy remaining a key aspect of inflation
Household energy and fuel costs were 3.4% higher than June last year
It is yet to be seen how the current escalation in the Middle East would affect prices
Iran war piles pressure on Germany
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Skip next section Wadephul to meet Slovenian FMPublished July 10, 2026last updated July 10, 2026
Wadephul to meet Slovenian FM
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will hold a meeting with his Slovenian counterpart Tone Kajzer in Berlin
According to the Slovenian foreign ministry’s website, the two are expected to discuss “topical European issues,” before holding a press conference together
This will be Kajzer’s first visit abroad since taking office after Slovenia’s elections in May, in which right-wing candidate Janez Jansa returned to the Prime Minister’s office for the fourth time
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Skip next section 12-year-old tricks man who harassed her into own arrestJuly 10, 2026
12-year-old tricks man who harassed her into own arrest
A 12-year-old girl brought to the arrest of a man who sexually harassed her in the German city of Stuttgart, SWR reported
According to the report, the 44-year-old man kissed the girl on the cheek before offering her money in return to her performing a sexual act on him. The girl then offered to exchange numbers with the man, before going straight to police and bringing to his arrest
Police told SWR that while it was not advised to talk to strangers, the girl’s reaction to the situation was “sharp” in going directly to police
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Skip next section Health care package expected to pass in BundestagJuly 10, 2026
Health care package expected to pass in Bundestag
Germany’s lower house, the Bundestag, is expected to vote for passing a a package of savings in the country’s healthcare expenditure.
The package, which will apply from the 2027 budget, will affect doctors’ practices, hospitals, pharmacies and the pharmaceutical industry
It includes higher co-payments for prescription medicines and tighter rules governing the free co-insurance of spouses under Germany’s statutory health insurance system, among other measures.
Attempts to delay the vote by asking the country’s Constitutional Court to intervene through emergency applications, arguing parliament did not have enough time to scrutinize some last-minute changes made to the bill, was rejected.
While the package is expected to pass in the Bundestag, it could still face opposition in the Bundesrat, Germany’s upper house.
The cost-saving measures have also triggered protests by health care staff in Germany
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverageJuly 10, 2026
Welcome to our coverage
Felix Tamsut|Dmytro HubenkoEditor
Goten morgen!
Today, we will be covering the latest legislation in Germany’s lower house, the Bundestag, ahead of its summer break
Among the proposals is a cost-cutting package for the country’s <a href="https://healthylife7.com/obesity-driven-ckm-syndrome-a-growing-public-health-threat-warns-american-heart-association/" title="Obesity-Driven CKM Syndrome A Growing Public Health Threat, Warns American Heart Association”>public health care.
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will also hold a meeting with Slovenian counterpart Tone Kajzer in Berlin, with the two expected to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Join us as bring you all the latest from across Germany!
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