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Germany is in shock — and has a new ‘absolute priority’
BERLIN — The sturdiest pillars of Germany’s domestic and international identity have been pulverized with such dizzying speed ...
The Economist2d
Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak
Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...
Marco Rubio criticized Germany. The foreign ministry hit back
Germany’s foreign ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the ...
Intelligence agency classifies country's popular Alternative for Germany party as 'extremist'
Germany's domestic intelligence service has classified the popular Alternative for Germany party as "extremist," allowing for ...
Germany's SPD backs Merz coalition, names leader Klingbeil finance minister
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) backed a coalition deal with the CDU/CSU conservatives on Wednesday in the final step to ...
Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor
Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...
Germany’s Intelligence Agency Labels Far-Right AfD as Extremist
The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the ...
Politico Europe3d
Germany’s center-left leader will be finance minister in the Merz government
SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.
Will Germany's Merz try to ban the far-right AfD?
When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a tough question: ...