German Family Minister Kristina Schröder called on Thursday for controversial tax breaks for married couples to be replaced by a more family-oriented system. But opposition leaders say the new measures are unfair and unaffordable.
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder could be approaching the end of her time in office, media reports hinted over the weekend. She reportedly wants to spend more time with her own family after the general election in September.
Germans are divided over whether it is okay to use words like “negro” or “gypsy” in children’s book classics, a <i>Bild am Sonntag</i> survey made public on Sunday showed.
Germans choose not to have babies because they have not found a suitable mother or father for their child rather than due to financial concerns, a government report released on Wednesday suggests.
Germany's conservative Family Minister Kristina Schröder has angered colleagues in her Catholic-influenced Bavarian sister party for saying that the masculine definite article "doesn't mean anything" when it comes to God.
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder has announced she cuts discriminatory terms from children's stories — like "Negro-King" in Pippi Longstocking — when she reads them to her young daughter. She also called the Grimm fairytales "often sexist."
German grandparents could be legally entitled to time off work to help look after new grandchildren, initial details from a family ministry proposal suggest.
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has said gay partnerships represent "conservative values" because of their "long-term commitment" - so they should get the same tax breaks as marriages.
German midwives are calling for a 30 percent increase in wages in light of rising insurance premiums, and have won the backing of Family Minister Kristina Schröder.
German Women's and Family Minister Kristina Schröder faced a storm of outrage as she presented her new book, <i>"Danke, emanzipiert sind wir selber!"</i> ("Thanks, we're emancipated ourselves!") in Berlin this week.
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder is preparing a law to introduce a flexible gender quota ahead of a meeting with top German companies on Monday.
The German government is launching a new, aggressive effort to protect children and young people from abuse in families, schools and places of worship.
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder is in the family way, she confirmed Wednesday, admitting she and her husband will now face the same challenge as many other couples – balancing career and parenthood.
With military reforms set to end both conscription and its alternative <i>Zivildienst</i> public service, Family Minister Kristina Schröder said Wednesday that Germany should harness the power of its ageing population to fill the volunteer gap.
Families will still be guaranteed a day care spot for their young children by 2013 despite Germany's worsening budgetary situation, Family Minister Kristina Schröder assured on Wednesday.
