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ECJ: Section 1a paragraph 7 of the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act (reduction of benefits) was contrary to European law

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled today that Section 1a Paragraph 7 of the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act (AsylbLG) (reduction of benefits) was contrary to EU law. In the case concerning the repealed Section 1a Paragraph 7 of the AsylbLG, the Federal Social Court, in its decision of July 26, 2024, in the proceedings under file number B 8 AY…

PM: Weimer caves in – BKM issues a statement terminating the proceedings

Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, June 3, 2026. In the proceedings brought by the Berlin bookstore "Zur schwankenden Weltkugel" against the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer has declared to the Berlin Administrative Court that there is no objection to the Berlin Administrative Court's preliminary injunction…