Today: November 14, 2024
Today: November 14, 2024

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Starmer, Scholz seek reset in British-EU ties with bilateral treaty

Britain and Germany's leaders agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to work on an ambitious treaty covering issues from defence to trade that would be

Starmer, Scholz seek reset in British-EU ties with bilateral treaty
Europe|News|Political

Germany's far right set to win eastern region vote

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on track to become the first far-right party to win a regional election in Germany since World War Two,

Germany's far right set to win eastern region vote
Election|Europe|News

Battered and unloved, Germany's coalition likely to hang on after regional losses to far right

The far right's first victory in a German state election in the post-war era prompted soul-searching in Berlin on Monday, but Chancellor Olaf

Battered and unloved, Germany's coalition likely to hang on after regional losses to far right
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Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown

Germany's government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle

Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown
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Berlin makes proposals to reduce number of asylum seekers

Germany's government presented a plan on Tuesday to implement more rigorously European rules on asylum that would see more people turned away at its

Berlin makes proposals to reduce number of asylum seekers
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How Germany plans to tighten border controls in immigration crackdown

Germany announced plans this week to extend controls to all its land borders and turn away more asylum seekers in a bid to

How Germany plans to tighten border controls in immigration crackdown
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German conservative Merz set to run for chancellor in 2025 vote

The leaders of Germany's conservatives have agreed to nominate Christian Democrat (CDU) chief Friedrich Merz to run as chancellor in next year's

German conservative Merz set to run for chancellor in 2025 vote
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Scholz's Social Democrats fend off far-right in German state vote, early results suggest

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after

Scholz's Social Democrats fend off far-right in German state vote, early results suggest
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Russia-friendly groups' surge leaves Scholz's party few options after regional vote

The euphoria of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats at their regional election win over the far-right faded on Monday as the party

Russia-friendly groups' surge leaves Scholz's party few options after regional vote
Europe|World

Pro-Kremlin activists say they're barred from entering Germany

Two pro-Russian activists said that German authorities have barred them from re-entering the country where they had been operating when a

Pro-Kremlin activists say they're barred from entering Germany
Political|US|World

Biden in Germany for talks on Ukraine, Middle East

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Biden in Germany for talks on Ukraine, Middle East
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Biden urges West to sustain Ukraine support as US election looms

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Biden urges West to sustain Ukraine support as US election looms
Business|Economy|Europe

'No trust': Germany's ruling coalition hangs by a thread

Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced this month a summit of industry leaders to discuss how to save Germany's flailing economy.

'No trust': Germany's ruling coalition hangs by a thread
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Pressure mounts on Germany's Scholz to trigger election after coalition collapse

German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly to minimise political

Pressure mounts on Germany's Scholz to trigger election after coalition collapse
Europe|Political

Germany faces snap election as Scholz's coalition crumbles

Germany's ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election,

Germany faces snap election as Scholz's coalition crumbles
Europe

Germany's upstart leftists chip at pro-Ukraine consensus

Germany's new leftist populist party aims to exact a high price from mainstream parties for helping them govern three eastern states: demanding that

Germany's upstart leftists chip at pro-Ukraine consensus
Europe|Political

How Germany's coalition works and could it fall apart?

The parties in Germany's ruling coalition are under pressure to assert themselves after regional election defeats, dismal polling numbers and questions over whether

How Germany's coalition works and could it fall apart?
Election|Europe|News|Political

Germany's far right could win first state in eastern regional elections

Germans were voting in two eastern states on Sunday, with the far-right AfD on track to win a state election for the first time and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition

Germany's far right could win first state in eastern regional elections
Europe|News

Policies of German opposition chief and possible next chancellor Merz

Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany's Christian Democrats, and Markus Soeder, the head of their Bavarian sister party, said on Tuesday they had agreed Merz would

Policies of German opposition chief and possible next chancellor Merz
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Former Merkel rival Friedrich Merz aims to become German chancellor

Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first ever government job:

Former Merkel rival Friedrich Merz aims to become German chancellor
Europe|News|World

Far-right state win shakes Germany's fragile coalition

German state elections that dealt a heavy blow to the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and historic wins for two anti-establishment parties are likely

Far-right state win shakes Germany's fragile coalition
Europe|News|Political

Far-right AfD on track for its first win in eastern German state vote

The far-right Alternative for Germany is predicted to come first in at least one of two elections in eastern states on Sunday, piling pressure on Chancellor Olaf

Far-right AfD on track for its first win in eastern German state vote
Election|Europe|News|Political

What to watch for in Germany's state elections

Here is a rundown of the most important aspects of the two state elections taking place in eastern Germany on Sunday in which the far-right AfD party is polling

What to watch for in Germany's state elections
Europe|News

Head of Germany's conservatives rules out coalition with far right

The leader of Germany's opposition conservatives, who are topping nationwide polls ahead of elections next year, ruled out his party forming a coalition with the far-

Head of Germany's conservatives rules out coalition with far right
Election|Europe|News

Germany's far-right AfD closes ranks at party congress after scandals

As Marine Le Pen's National Rally was winning the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, Germany's far-right AfD party was meeting to map

Germany's far-right AfD closes ranks at party congress after scandals

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