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Germany’s Greens publicly oppose Merz’s debt brake reform
This article was originally published in German Election winner and Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is relying on votes from the Greens to…
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Preliminary talks conclude on new coalition government for Germany
According to Friedrich Merz, his conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party leaders agreed on common principles on migration…
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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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Germany’s Merz under fire for vowing migration crackdown
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected chancellor in…
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German politicians rebuke Trump over NATO defence spending demand
US President-elect Donald Trump said NATO member states should increase their defence spending to 5% of GDP and criticised Europe’s…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicks off election campaign
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has positioned the Social Democratic Party as the only one for the people, heavily criticising CDU, who…
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Scholz gets SPD’s chancellor candidate nod after weeks of doubt
Germany’s centre-left Social Democracts have chosen to officially nominate current Chancellor Olaf Scholz as their party’s candidate despite his low…
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Will Brandenburg follow the far-right surge in eastern Germany?
The third and final eastern German state of Brandenburg heads to the polls in just a couple of days. With…
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