Report: German municipal association calls for 'loneliness fund'

NAMPA / DPA

2025-12-25

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's Association of Towns and Municipalities has warned that the country could face a "decade of loneliness" and called for stronger investment in social infrastructure. "The fight against loneliness must not fail because of a lack of funding," André Berghegger, the association's chief executive, told Germany's Funke media group outlets in remarks published on Wednesday. Berghegger urged a "Loneliness Fund" with ?500 million (......

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