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Germany news: CDU faces opposition over sick notes proposal Wesley Dockery | Farah Bahgat with dpa, Reuters, AFP Published 5 hours agoPublished 5 hours agolast updated 2 hours agolast updated 2 hours ago German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party wants to end the option of employees getting a sick note by phone. Its coalition partner, however, opposes the proposal. DW has the latest. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-cdu-faces-opposition-over-sick-notes-proposal/live-76083150 © 2026 Deutsche Welle Germany and China: Big challenges, new opportunities Christoph Hasselbach 3 hours ago3 hours ago Chancellor Friedrich Merz is traveling to China for a belated inaugural visit. A lot is at stake as Germany is in search of global partners after the US has relinquished much of its longstanding role. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-and-china-big-challenges-new-opportunities/a-76084686 © 2026 Deutsche Welle Germans approve of democracy but say it doesn't work well Jens Thurau 23 hours ago23 hours ago Democracy is indispensable, according to most respondents to the new "Germany Monitor 2025" survey. However, many say it is functioning less well than in the past, and rapid change is causing great uncertainty. https://www.dw.com/en/germans-approve-of-democracy-but-say-it-doesnt-work-well/a-76058634 © 2026 Deutsche Welle