Linnemann Surprises with Proposal: “only Employ Civil Servants There”
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CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann is calling for a reform of civil service pensions. His criticism of the civil service is likely to be disliked by many.
The CDU Secretary General spoke at the Crafts Day in Paderborn and demanded fewer officials and shorter pensions.


The pension reform is only conceivable for Linnemann if something is changed about the situation of civil servants. He proposes measures. The civil servants' federation contradicts.
In the future, only those who assume sovereign responsibilities will be held accountable: CDU politician Linnemann calls for a radical turnaround – as a condition for a major pension reform.
Berlin, 1 August 2025. On the demand of CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann to carry out official appointments only in the future in the context of official duties, the pension political spokesperson of the AfD-Francion in the German Bundestag, Ulrike Schielke-Ziesing, informs: "The advance of the CDU-Secretary General is to be welcomed and exactly corresponds to the demand of the AfD-Francion. The focus of the reporting is regularly on the …

CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann is calling for a reform of civil service pensions. His criticism of the civil service is likely to be disliked by many.
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