Friedrich Merz
Das Update zur Merz-Pressekonferenz
Kanzler Friedrich Merz stellt sich vor der Sommerpause der Hauptstadtpresse – in seiner ersten Sommerpressekonferenz seit Amtsantritt. Viel Konkretes wollte er nicht sagen. Von der Rolle als …
Germany’s Merz admits Europe has been a ‘free-rider’ on US defense
France’s budget bombshell is a wake-up call for Europe as it veers toward bankruptcy
Von der Leyen’s plan to tax EU business looks doomed from the start
The €2 trillion question: Inside the battle over the EU’s budget
Merz rules out company tax and joint borrowing in EU budget
Merz: Patriot missiles to reach Ukraine ‘very shortly’
UK and Germany vow to protect each other from attack
Pact — signed in London Thursday — names Russian aggression as the “most significant and direct threat” to the two countries’ security.
‘Unacceptable’: Germany rejects von der Leyen’s €1.8 trillion EU budget plan
Berlin announces strident objection to the European Commission’s big-spending proposal.
Linnemann und Spahn: die stillen Konkurrenten
Die Richterwahl-Krise ist zur CDU-internen Machtfrage geworden: Jens Spahn taumelt nach dem Desaster – und plötzlich rückt Carsten Linnemann ins Zentrum der Spekulationen. Ist der Generalsekretär bereit …
Starmer and Merz find their happy place: War
Germany’s leader will use a London visit Thursday to finalize a wide-ranging pact that goes big on security cooperation.
Die Bahn im Tal der Tränen
57,1 Prozent Pünktlichkeit – die Bilanz der Deutschen Bahn ist ernüchternd. Und trotz Milliardeninvestitionen und Plänen zur Streckensanierung bleibt die Lage prekär. Rixa Fürsen und Rasmus Buchsteiner …
How Europe found a workaround to get Trump to help Ukraine
With a heavy dose of Realpolitik, Germany and other European countries got the U.S. administration to aid Ukraine without directly confronting Putin.
Merz’s coalition plunged into crisis over deadlock on top court judge
An impassioned debate involving abortion and a plagiarism allegation underscores the German coalition’s relative fragility.
Trump pledges to sell US arms to Ukraine via NATO as Europe prepares to step up
“We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons,” U.S. president says.
Das Update von der Ukraine-Konferenz in Rom
Während Russland weiter angreift, trifft sich die Welt in Rom: Auf der Ukraine Recovery Conference spricht Kanzler Friedrich Merz Klartext und richtet einen Appell an Donald Trump: …
Germany weighs buying more F-35 fighter jets from the US
It comes as France, Germany and Spain fail to reach agreement over European-made aircraft.
Merz tells Trump to stick with Europeans on Ukraine
Merz also urged the U.S. to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missile defense systems to protect against Russia’s escalating bombardments.
Was Merz in Rom für die Ukraine verhandeln will
Während der Bundeskanzler in Rom über den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine spricht, greift Russland die Ukraine so unerbittlich an wie nie zuvor seit Kriegsbeginn. Hans von der Burchard …
Germany’s Merz backs joint fighter jet project but says rift with France remains
Merz’s comments come at a time of increased friction between Berlin and Paris over a program to build next-generation jets.
Germany’s Merz ‘cautiously optimistic’ about US trade deal in next days
The German chancellor says he is in close contact with U.S. President Donald Trump and the European Commission.
Merz und Richterwahl: Mit Vollgas in die AfD-Falle
Die Union steht vor einer Entscheidung, die ihr politisch auf die Füße fallen könnte: Bei der Wahl zum Bundesverfassungsgericht droht Friedrich Merz, sich zwischen Linkspartei und AfD-Stimmen …
Romania’s new president finds himself at the center of a Macron-Merz love triangle
Nicușor Dan, an independent, is playing hard to get as he weighs which European political family he will join.
German court deals blow to Merz’s migration crackdown
A Berlin court’s ruling poses a challenge to the German chancellor’s move to suspend a resettlement program for Afghans.
German far right’s strategy for seizing power: Foment US-style polarization
The approach appears to be inspired in part by Donald Trump’s attacks on the left in the United States.
Italy, France, Germany plan competitiveness push on Brussels: Report
Meloni, Macron and Merz have agreed on several objectives that they plan to put forward in a letter to the European Commission, La Repubblica reports.
Berlin calls Europe’s immigration hard-liners to summit on asylum rules
Germany’s new conservative-led government seeks to lead Europe’s tough-on-migration turn.
EU weighs skeleton US trade deal with 10 percent tariff
Brussels seeks backing from member countries, with days to go before Donald Trump’s deadline to do a deal or face 50 percent tariffs.
Merz to visit UK this month to sign Anglo-German treaty
German chancellor plans trip to Britain to seal wide-ranging pact.
Ein Spaziergang mit Daniel Günther
Wie funktioniert Politik ohne Drama? Schleswig-Holsteins Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther gewährt im Gespräch mit Gordon Repinski seltene Einblicke – über wöchentliche Koalitionsrunden, entspannte Spaziergänge an der Kieler Förde …
Russian oil or mass layoffs: A German town’s conundrum
In Schwedt, life flows through an oil refinery. If it doesn’t get help — or restart Russian imports — people worry their jobs will be gone.