Friedrich Merz
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Germany sees a jump in unemployment as manufacturing weakness drags on
Published on 28/05/2025 – 13:33 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The number of people out of work in Germany rose to 2.96m in…
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Germany’s Chancellor to declare state of emergency over migration
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Top 10 photos of the exceptional day for German politics
ADVERTISEMENT It has been a roller-coaster of a day. Dramatic scenes from the Bundestag after Christian Democratic (CDU) leader Friedrich…
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Behind Germany’s lack of optimism about Merz
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Germany’s CDU/CSU and SPD leaders sign coalition agreement in Berlin
ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU political union and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have signed off on a coalition deal in…
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Merz to Europe: There’s a new sheriff in town – Analysis
ADVERTISEMENT Come 6 May, many EU officials in Brussels and European governments will breathe a sigh of relief. This is…
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What to expect from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Poland
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Germany is open to sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, says Merz
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‘Germany back on track,’ says CDU’s Merz as new coalition agreed
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Germany’s CDU and SPD agree on new coalition government
ADVERTISEMENT Conservative and centre-left parties in Germany have reached a deal to form a new government after weeks of negotiations,…
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