Me before reading the article: From the current conservative government? How many babies are they gonna sacrifice for this.

Me after reading the article: Oh.

Germany’s CDU/CSU-SPD government has approved a two-stage minimum wage increase. In the first stage, on January 1, 2026, the national minimum wage will increase from 12,82 euros per hour to 13,90 euros per hour.

In the second stage, on January 1, 2027, the national minimum wage will increase again from 13,90 euros to 14,60 euros per hour. The increase was initially suggested by the Minimum Wage Commission in June and is the biggest in the history of minimum wages in Germany, which were only introduced in 2015.