Britain’s Populists Have a Trump Problem
Ultimately, Trump’s fundamental positions have limited appeal to most European electorates. His abandonment of Ukraine is so ...
Germany debates issue of nuclear weapons
US nuclear weapons are still stationed in Germany. But President Donald Trump's pivot away from Europe is weakening shared ...
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East Germany’s first freely elected parliament
On March 18, 1990, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as the strongest party after elections to the East German parliament, the People's Chamber. The CDU laid claim to the offices of prime ...
Kyiv Post1d
Merz and Greens Forge €1 Trillion Defense and Infrastructure Pact
The deal marks a significant shift from decades of fiscal restraint in Berlin, aiming to boost defense spending amid growing ...
Anadolu Agency1d
Germany’s Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, and Greens agree to huge fiscal package
Current Bundestag could pass package next Tuesday, but after that, approval by 2/3 of votes in Federal Council is also ...
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Meet the MEPs who will shape Germany’s next coalition government
From Parliament's vice-presidents to committee chairs and delegation leaders, Brussels has its hands in German coalition ...
Anadolu Agency2d
Coalition talks to form new government in Germany officially begin
Delegations from Christian Democratic Union Party, Christian Social Union Party, Social Democratic Party meet in capital ...
Can Berlin’s New Government Save the German Film Industry?
Box office is down, producers are struggling and a promised tax break is still MIA. "If things don't change soon, the damage ...
Germany's Friedrich Merz faces rocky road to lift debt brake rules
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.
Coalition talks begin in Germany: Rearming like the Nazis, anti-refugee agitation and social cuts
Coalition negotiations between the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats to form a new federal government began Thursday.
The midterms won’t save the Democrats
Midterm elections tend to be unkind to the party in power. The sitting president’s party has lost House seats in every midterm but two dating back to 1950. The last time Donald Trump was president, ...
German SPD demands sweeping pro-immigration commitments in CDU coalition talks
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The topic of immigration has gr ...