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Meloni breaks with Merz on MAGA, testing Rome-Berlin EU ambitions
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly distanced herself from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over his criticism of the US MAGA movement and his framing…
Carbon permit prices tumble after Germany’s Merz demands emission trading overhaul
European Union carbon permit prices have fallen significantly following remarks by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicating that he may support an overhaul of…
Most Germans think welfare state is unfinanceable as reform attempts fizzle out
A large majority of Germans think their country’s welfare state cannot be upheld financially in its current form.
Merz says EU crippled itself with over-regulation, proposes ’emergency brake’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the European Union has hobbled its own competitiveness through excessive regulation and bureaucracy.
Germany can no longer afford purity: Berlin reroutes to Russia
When Friedrich Merz speaks twice of reconciliation with Russia shortly after a strategically important visit to India, it is not a slip of the tongue. It is a signal.
Germany’s shut down of nuclear plants a ‘huge mistake’, says Merz
Germany’s decision to shut down all its nuclear power plants was a “huge mistake” and has come at a high cost to the economy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said…
German Chancellor warns of ‘very critical’ economic situation
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a stark warning about his country's economy in a New Year's letter to his governing coalition, describing its situation as…
Is the West built ‘over the centuries with genius and sacrifice’ really lost?
Last week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared the West was over. “What we once called the normative West no longer exists in this form,” he explained.
US sees Europe as a continent that opposes everything they hold dear
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently declared that the “Pax Americana” in which the United States guaranteed European security is over.
Germany isn’t really going to rearm
Europe’s push to rearm has run into a series of snags.
Germany’s Young Union MPs ‘will not back’ Merz’s pension reform
Germany's Young Union, made up of 18 younger Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MPs, will not vote in favour of a pension reform championed by their leader.
Polish PM says government will pay WW2 compensation if Germany does not
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, that if Germany does not start paying compensation to victims of the Second World War, his…
Merz can look West, look East, or look at the moon, Germany is hammered
It’s a worrying sign - perhaps one of irreversible senile decay – when one finds oneself admiring not merely a senior politician, but one who is chancellor…
Merz demands EU scrap ban on sale of combustion engine cars
Germany will urge the European Union to scrap a planned 2035 ban on the sale of combustion engine cars, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, as Berlin battles…
Row over pension reform pits Germany’s Merz against his young MPs
A dispute over a reform of Germany’s pension system has escalated into a crisis that threatens to blow apart the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) of Chancellor…
German firms leave business association after it ends AfD ‘contact ban’
The decision of a major business association to drop its “no contact” policy with right-wing opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is making waves in…
Pressure on German minister mounts in alleged ‘pay-for-influence’ affair
Germany’s Minister for Culture and Media, Wolfram Weimer, is increasingly under pressure for being allegedly involved in a scheme offering personal access to government…
German minister accused of ‘selling access to politicians for €80,000’
Germany’s Federal Minister for Culture and Media, Wolfram Weimer, has been accused of selling access to politicians at an exclusive event for up to €80,000.
Germany’s Merz: ‘Syrian refugees must now go home or be deported’
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Syrian refugees in Germany must go home now that their country's war is over or face deportation.
Germany’s Social Democrats demand wealth tax as voters doubt government will last
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is firing up the class struggle rhetoric.
German Chancellor Merz bows to pressure over immigrants: ‘They’re indispensable’
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has qualified his much-criticised remarks on immigrants made a few days ago.
Uproar after Merz says migration ’causes problems’ in German cities
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused huge uproar on the German Left with a casual remark about how migration has negatively affected the country’s cities.
German Conservative heavyweights demand CDU revise its AfD standpoint
Several well-known German Christian Democrats have spoken out in favour of changing the Christian Democratic Union party’s course regarding its main opponent,…
Can Merz survive the (latest) coalition from Hell?
The serial travails of the dying Macron presidency may be dominating the headlines, but the profound dysfunction of Germany’s coalition government holds its own…
Newly elected German mayor left with ‘life-threatening injuries’ after stabbing attack
A newly elected German town mayor has been left fighting for her life after a stabbing attack that Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned as a "heinous act".
German political heavyweight warns of ‘loss of entire industries’ due to climate targets
A senior German politician has sounded the alarm about what he said would be the catastrophic effects of current climate policy on Germany’s industrial backbone.
Germany’s AfD extends lead over CDU in ‘shocking’ polls
In Germany, the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is establishing itself as the most popular party with voters according to two recent surveys.
Germany’s CDU minister predicts collapse for right-wing AfD support
The German right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) will lose a lot of support among voters before the next general election, according to culture minister…
German AfD party tops voter survey as Chancellor Merz faces dissatisfaction
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is soaring in the polls.