Bundestag prepares to vote on historic borrowing package in key test for Merz
Likely next chancellor needs two-thirds majority to back €500bn infrastructure fund and relaxation of debt rules Germany’s likely next chancellor is to face a key...
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German parliament to debate radical borrowing rule changes to boost defence
Election winner Friedrich Merz also trying to seal €500bn fund to revive economy before new parliament convenes Germany’s outgoing parliament is meeting on Thursday to...
Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons
But Friedrich Merz cautions such a move could not replace the US’s existing protective shield over Europe Germany’s chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz, has said he will...
After 80 years of transatlantic ties, Europe forges a new alliance
Germany, France and UK sweep away old rules in pledge to do ‘whatever it takes’ to defend Europe from Russian threat When he rose to...
Global celebrations and protests mark International Women’s Day
From Istanbul and Warsaw to Athens and Madrid, activists demand equality and the end of gender-based violence Women took to the streets of cities across...
Zelenskyy calls for ‘real security guarantees’ before any peace talks; Vance says European leaders failing to defend democracy – live
Ukrainian president tells US vice-president JD Vance Ukraine wants peace but needs proper assurances; European leaders criticise Vance speech in Munich Pope Francis has been...
Merz’s gamble: Germany’s centre-right leader splits voters by flirting with hardline AfD
Would be chancellor Friederich Merz breaks post-war convention of no political deals with far right On a foggy, frigid morning in Saxony, far-right MP René...
Rediscovered, a young English novelist’s warning of the Nazi threat
Crooked Cross, Sally Carson’s ‘electrifying masterpiece’ from 1934, to be republished Sally Carson was not an oracle or a prophet, just a young woman from...
Global stock markets come under pressure amid ‘Trump tariff tantrum’
Markets recover some losses after Trump agreed to delay new duties on Mexico goods, sparking hopes of a reprieve Global stock markets came under pressure...
German parliament rejects immigration bill backed by far right
Plan to tighten migration policy was brought by the opposition leader Friedrich Merz with the help of AfD The German parliament has rejected a bill...
