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Thomas Escritt

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Election|News|Political

EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief

European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the

EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief
Economy|Europe|Finance|World

Germany's Scholz tells Russia that G7 remains committed to Ukraine

Plans by the G7 to provide additional financial support for Ukraine show that wealthy industrial nations remain committed to the country more than

Germany's Scholz tells Russia that G7 remains committed to Ukraine
Europe|News|World

Russia buying spies to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says

Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services

Russia buying spies to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says
Europe|News|World

World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv's peace push

World leaders gathered at a Swiss Alpine resort on Saturday to seek broader consensus for Ukraine's peace proposals at a summit

World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv's peace push
Economy|Finance|News|World

G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets

Leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies agreed on an outline deal on Thursday to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine

G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets
Crime

Nine in Germany, accused of 'Reichsbuerger' coup plot, go on trial

A would-be prince, a former judge and parliamentarian, and retired military officers were among nine alleged conspirators who went on trial

Nine in Germany, accused of 'Reichsbuerger' coup plot, go on trial
Europe|News|Political

Germany's spurned AfD creates third far-right EU parliament group

The Alternative for Germany (AFD) joined forces with other far-right parties to form a third far-right party alliance in the European Parliament on Wednesday, a

Germany's spurned AfD creates third far-right EU parliament group
Europe|News

German parties unite to shield Constitutional Court from any populist threat

Germany's government and largest opposition parties said they have agreed to amend the constitution to protect the structure of the country's highest court and

Europe|News

Far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke woos German youth in Thuringia

In this small town in eastern Germany, far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke promises a rapt audience he will stop immigration and housing shortages,

Far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke woos German youth in Thuringia
Crime|Europe|News|World

Germany plays key role in prisoner swap with Russian assassin release

The German government played a key role in Thursday's prisoner swap between Moscow and the West with its release of Vadim Krasikov,

Germany plays key role in prisoner swap with Russian assassin release
Crime|Europe|News

A murderer goes free: Germany blanches at grim moral calculus

Relatives of the man murdered by a Russian hitman in a Berlin park have voiced disappointment at the killer's release, reflecting unease in Germany at the moral

A murderer goes free: Germany blanches at grim moral calculus
Europe|News|Political

Belarus rights activists ask why their prisoners were left out of swap

Belarus rights activists pressed Germany for answers on Friday as to why Belarusian political prisoners, including a prominent and popular

Belarus rights activists ask why their prisoners were left out of swap
Europe|News

Peace advocate promises to break eastern Germany's impasse

Trains laden with battle tanks passing her window awakened dark fears for Kathrin Ruck, who on Sunday will vote for a party which promises to bring an end

Peace advocate promises to break eastern Germany's impasse
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
Europe|News|Political

What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?

After coming second in the Brandenburg state vote on Sunday and winning the Thuringia state election this month, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)

What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?
Election|News

Far-right's fate in German regional vote could break Scholz - or remake him

Weeks after topping a state vote for

Far-right's fate in German regional vote could break Scholz - or remake him
Europe|News

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|News

German Greens' leadership quits after coalition's election blows

The co-leaders of Germany's Greens party, which is part of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition, said on Wednesday they would quit after a

German Greens' leadership quits after coalition's election blows
Europe|World

Ukraine's population has fallen by 10 million since Russia's invasion, UN says

Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing

Ukraine's population has fallen by 10 million since Russia's invasion, UN says
Europe|Opinion

Germany's far right stirs up culture war over Bauhaus legacy

It shaped modern industrial design and continues to inspire architects and product designers the world over, but to some on Germany's far right, Bauhaus is nothing

Germany's far right stirs up culture war over Bauhaus legacy
Election|Europe|Finance

German coalition collapses: What comes next?

Germany's coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in

German coalition collapses: What comes next?
Crime|Europe

Red Army Faction fugitive Klette charged with attempted murder in Germany

Prosecutors have charged Daniela Klette, accused of being one of the last surviving members of the Red Army Faction group that terrorised Germany from the 1970s,

Red Army Faction fugitive Klette charged with attempted murder in Germany
Europe|Political

Protecting democracy, adjusting taxes - which German coalition plans could survive?

Germany's political parties agree on few things after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed last week following months of budget wrangling, but protecting

Protecting democracy, adjusting taxes - which German coalition plans could survive?
Europe

Scholz, fighting for survival, says Germans should not choose between security and prosperity

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday appealed to parties to pass measures such as raising child benefits and lifting tax thresholds before a February

Scholz, fighting for survival, says Germans should not choose between security and prosperity

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