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At the centre of his critique is the European Union’s climate regulatory framework, particularly fleet emission targets and mandatory sustainability reporting.
The representative survey places the Christian Democrats 11 points behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which leads the field at 29 per cent.
The joint paper, titled “Securing the future of the European automotive industry”, was published on October 16.
“The federal government is united in jointly advocating in Brussels for a reversal of the ban,” he said.
Schröder was already in the Russian capital on business when Putin learned of his presence from media reports on the morning of October 7.
The UK is courting Germany before a summit with the European Union that will test how far London is prepared to go.
Moscow has promised to intensify attacks on the Ukrainian capital after Zelensky said Kyiv would hit Russian refineries harder, while Germany signed 15 agreements…
Merz responded by reaffirming Germany’s support for Ukraine and calling for serious Russian peace negotiations.
Germany could see its first AfD-led state government as Saxony-Anhalt prepares for a December vote that could challenge the CDU’s long-standing refusal to cooperate…
The governing CDU-Green coalition would still have a majority. No other two-party deal without AfD would work.
Krings acknowledged "crafting errors" in the federal government and said he was "not satisfied with all aspects of the government reshuffle".
Senior Christian Democrats have backed the Chancellor at a crisis meeting in Berlin while conceding the party must change as Alternative for Germany surges in the…
The Christian Democrats have failed to win seats in a German State parliament for the first time in their history.
The right-wing party has topped the poll in the northeastern German state for the first time, ending almost three decades of Social Democrat dominance.
The AfD took 43.8 per cent there on September 6, a record for the party in any state election, against 17.2 per cent for the CDU.
Members of the Bundestag are normally shielded from prosecution for what they say in the chamber under Article 46 of the Basic Law, Germany’s constitution.
Critics warn that the push could amount to an attempt to suppress a political rival that the CDU has failed to defeat at the ballot box.
Friedrich Merz faces a challenging landscape in Saxony-Anhalt after the AfD's significant electoral win.
Investigators have named a 48-year-old activist as their main suspect after days in which ministers suggested a foreign power might be behind the attacks.
Speaking on ARD public television's summer interview, Merz said investigators were "in the process of concluding the investigation".
For years the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the big car, chemical and machinery groups treated China as a market first and a rival second.
They called for the burden to be reduced on a sustainable basis, describing further increases as unacceptable for businesses and employees.
Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel sits at the bottom of the top-10 list on –2.5.
The bill goes first to the Bundesrat for its opinion before the Bundestag takes it up. It does not require the chamber's consent.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz faces growing discontent as shifting voter support in East Germany favors the AfD, highlighting a disconnect with conservative constituents.
The German Chancellor used a visit to Dublin to harden Berlin's line as Ireland takes charge of the negotiations on the 2028-2034 spending package.
The German Chancellor's proposal comes in response to the fact that the alleged attacker was not a foreign national.
The numbers come a year after the Bundestag approved a two-year suspension of family reunification for people with subsidiary protection status.
The revelation has highlighted the role of unofficial diplomatic channels as a potential groundwork for future Ukraine peace talks.
Thorsten Frei would take over a Bundestag group shaken by Jens Spahn's resignation over a surrogate birth in the United States.
