Germany
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Merz secures billion-euro deal for German military and infrastructure
This article was originally published in German A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules,…
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Don’t try this at home: Europe’s scariest children’s TV characters
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of a depressed loaf of bread gracing German children’s TV, we look at some…
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Mannheim car attack suspect a German with history of mental illness
The suspected perpetrator in the car ramming attack which has killed at least two people is a 40-year-old German from…
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CDU and SPD start talks in bid to form next German government
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrats, has ruled out a coalition with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
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German manufacturing woes continue to keep unemployment rate high
German unemployment stayed at the highest level since October 2020, as concerns about deindustrialisation and weaker demand continued to weigh…
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Merz travels to Paris for dinner with Macron
The winner of Germany’s parliamentary elections has travelled to Paris to meet the French president for a working dinner on…
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What’s at stake for Europe after the German election?
With domestic problems and foreign policy crises looming large, the pressure is on to form a new government in Berlin.…
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Former EU chief calls Friedrich Merz ‘resolute and determined’
Merz’s Conservative CDU emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s federal elections, winning 208 seats in the 630-seat German parliament.…
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Germany’s Merz aims to lead Europe with US involvement ‘dwindling’
The centre-right CDU’s leader has committed himself to taking a more active role in the bloc in the midst of…
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Merz: German government coalition talks between CDU and SPD to begin
The centre-right party’s leader Friedrich Merz said CDU and SPD are to enter talks to form a coalition, one day…
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