German CDU/CSU renews push to end child allowance for EU-resident children

German opposition parties CDU and CSU are reigniting a domestic political debate over child allowance payments to roughly 300,000 children living elsewhere in the EU, citing fiscal strain. The proposal signals a potential shift in German welfare policy but faces coalition and legal hurdles under EU free-movement rules. The outcome could affect cross-border social-benefit dynamics within the EU.

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