Germany is main EU target of Trump tariffs, warns economy minister
Germany is “a thorn in Donald Trump’s side,” said Robert Habeck.
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Germanyโs Baerbock hammers own government for faltering on Ukraine aid
“Germany as a whole isnโt currently seen as a driving force for peace policy in Europe, and honestly that pains me,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told POLITICO.
Germanyโs Scholz ignites fierce debate by making Ukraine aid contingent on borrowing
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s latest demand is likely to stall a โฌ3 billion aid package to the war-ravaged country as Russian forces continue their advance.
Germanyโs Scholz under political pressure over โฌ3B Ukraine aid package
Beleaguered chancellor says more aid to Ukraine could mean cuts to pensions and local government funding.
Le favori pour diriger lโAllemagne fait passer lโรฉconomie avant le climat
Le candidat des conservateurs au poste de chancelier, Friedrich Merz, sโest insurgรฉ contre les politiques climatiques des partis de gauche avec lesquels il devra probablement gouverner.
Zeitenflipflop: Why Olaf Scholz got weak-kneed on Ukraine (again)
A desire to increase support to Ukraine was one of the reasons Germany’s centre-left Chancellor gave for sacking his fiscally-conservative finance minister, but now he’s backpedalling.
The post Zeitenflipflop: Why Olaf Scholz got weak-kneed on Ukraine …
Olaf Scholz blocked โฌ3B Ukraine aid proposal, German report says
German chancellor grapples with Ukraine issue as election campaign heats up.
Olaf Scholzโs business pitch to Brussels sparks election mudslinging
German Chancellor appeals to the EU executive to slash regulation and support industry with subsidies โ only to be accused by his conservative opponents of stealing their policies.
Germany 2025: Reform or more gloom?
The coming year will demand courage from the country’s politicians. But if they succumb to anxiety and idling, there will be darker days ahead.
German president fires starting gun for Feb. 23 election
Dissolving of parliament sets the stage for what could be Germanyโs sharpest swerve to the right in decades.
Magdeburg attack fuels disinformation and mistrust in German leaders
Ahead of the February election, governing politicians are under fire over security failures while the far right is attempting to capitalize.
Germanyโs snap elections: What will it mean for health?
Ahead of next yearโs German Federal elections, Euractiv takes a look at what each party is promising voters on healthcare.
The post Germany’s snap elections: What will it mean for health? appeared first on Euractiv.
Germany fortifies judiciary to thwart far-right attacks
Far-right AfD is polling in second place ahead of Germanyโs snap election set for Feb. 23.
How German parties plan to win voters in upcoming snap elections
In this episode, host Giada Santana teams up with Euractivโs Berlin-based reporters, Nick Alipour and Jasper Steinlein to unpack how the CDU and SPD are branding themselves and the strategies driving their campaigns.
The post How German parties plan to…
EU to Germany: Your lack of investment isnโt our fault
European economy chief says Berlin’s debt rules constrain spending more than the EU’s own restrictions.
How you gonna fix Germany?
Ahead of the Feb. 23 election, German parties have wildly different plans to repair the country’s sputtering economy.
German frontrunner Friedrich Merz faces row over unfunded tax cuts
Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos
Germanyโs Scholz loses historic confidence vote
Lawmakers paved the way for an early election on Feb. 23 by withdrawing their confidence in the center-left chancellor.
Germanyโs Scholz nears his endgame. Hereโs whatโs going to happen.
A confidence vote set for Monday will almost certainly lead to an early election on Feb. 23.
German election opinion polls โ whoโs leading for 2025
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has announced fresh elections to the Bundestag for February 2025, after the collapse of his SPD-led coalition. Find out which parties are polling best todayGermany is preparing for a general election to the Bundestag…
Europeโs Syrians shaken by debate over repatriation to their war-ravaged homeland
For many Syrian refugees in Europe, joy at the fall of Assad has been tempered by immediate calls for them to go home.
German far-right AfD party taps Alice Weidel as chancellor candidate
The anti-immigrant party is currently polling second as Germany prepares for an election in February.
Germanyโs plans to bring forward EU migration reform on brink of failure
The short-lived momentum for faster implementation of the EU pact at the October summit seems doomed to evaporate.ย
German chancellor hopeful Merz backpedals on Putin โultimatumโย
โAt no point did I give Putin an ultimatum [on delivering Taurus],โ the CDU’s lead candidate told journalists in the German parliament.
Germanyโs Scholz vows to โstand byโ Kyiv as Ukraine debate rages at home
The chancellor drew criticism after attacking his conservative election opponent as ‘unpredictable’ in dealing with nuclear-armed Russia.
German Liberals swap out key leaders after government sabotage revelations
Revelations that the FDP leadership plotted the collapse of Germanyโs government triggered resignations and reshuffles.
Scholz and SPD kick start election campaign offensive in Germany
Scholz and SPD kick start election campaign offensive in Germany
Election annulment risks pouring fuel on Romaniaโs political blaze
Many Romanians are suspicious of the country’s traditional old parties and fear they are trying to manipulate a rerun.
Germanyโs liberals descend into crisis as โD-Dayโ paper reveals plot to blow up coalition
The FDP’s general secretary resigned on Friday following revelations that the party planned an “open field battle” against coalition partners.
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Alors que les licenciements touchent les travailleurs allemands de l’automobile et de l’acier, les syndicats menacent de lancer de larges mouvements de grรจve et les responsables politiques se dรฉmรจnent.
SPD lawmakers call for Pistorius as chancellor candidate: Spiegel
SPD members of the Bundestag have joined local and regional politicians in voicing doubts over Scholz’s chances, the German newspaper reported.
Germany: Olaf Scholz to face confidence vote on December 16
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will face a confidence vote on December 16, paving the way for an early general election in February, the leader of Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) in parliament said on Tuesday (November 12). FRANCE 24’s Nick Holdsworth …
Germanyโs snap election to take place on Feb. 23
The new date represents a compromise between center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz and conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz.
Germany may hold election sooner than planned, Scholz says
Asked about the prospect of working with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the Chancellor said: “We dance with whomever is in the room.”
The Guardian view on Germanyโs collapsed coalition: politics in the shadow of Donald Trump | Editorial
A snap election triggered by Olaf Scholz will be crucial in shaping Europeโs response to last weekโs events in the USSpying a possible silver lining to events in the US, some commentators have speculated that the re-election of Donald Trump may at leas…
Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalitionโs odd throuple
At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countriesGermanyโs coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night after almost three years in power, was always an odd throuple…
Germanyโs new cabinet includes โScholzโs second brainโ and one defector
Germany’s Scholz banks on continuity to replace Finance Minister Lindner and his allies
Pressure mounts on Scholz to bring forward snap elections to ensure EU functionalityย
โInternational commitments and decisions in the EU now require a German government capable of taking action,โ says Christian Democrat Merz.
Why has Germanyโs government collapsed and what happens next?
Olaf Scholzโs sacking of his finance minister has plunged Europeโs largest economy into considerable uncertaintyGermanyโs three-way coalition, the โtraffic lightโ alliance of centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and free-market liberal Free Democ…
Germanyโs Merz urges Scholz to drastically move up timeline for snap election
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats and the probable next chancellor, demands a vote of confidence within days.
Next steps for German government as breakdown leaves Europe in limbo
Germanyโs coalition collapse raises questions on the new European dynamic that had been unleashed by the victory of Donald Trump
German governmentโs fate to be decided in shadow of Trump win
Leaders of the three ruling parties are expected to decide on the coalition’s future in a meeting in Berlin late Wednesday.
German government faces make-or-break moment in shadow of US election
A Wednesday meeting will decide whether a common plan can be hammered out for the 2025 budget gap and the country’s ailing economy.
German government in full swing as parties stage competing business summitsย
โThis is already campaigning,โ analysts say as chancellor and ministers present uncoordinated plans for the economy
Putin ally Gerhard Schrรถder heads for reconciliation with German social democrats
Top SPD figure signals dรฉtente with Russia-friendly former chancellor of Germany.
A Trump win could save Germanyโs ailing coalition
As Scholzโs government faces a series of make-or-break decisions, the U.S. election may determine how much longer Germany’s divided coalition endures.
Opposition slams German chancellor for avoiding migration in โdesperateโ EU summit speech
The German chancellor preferred to echo his partyโs economic priorities in parliament.
Germanyโs Scholz banks on โMade in Germany bonusโ for national election
Whether it can secure the SPD another term in the chancellery remains to be seen.
Germany to ask Georgia to withdraw โforeign agent lawโ to resume EU accession
The resolution will increase pressure on Scholz ahead of next week’s EU leaders’ meeting.
EU future on the agenda as Germanyโs Scholz meets Council President Costa
As president-elect presents his priorities, he will listen closely to fellow social democratic ally Scholz
Germany urges EU to introduce fast-track asylum procedures earlier
Germany wants member states to implement the EU migration pact as fast as possible
Germanyโs economy goes from bad to worse
Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirms that GDP is set to contract for the second year in a row.
Germanyโs social democrats name new top leader ahead of national election campaign
A new general secretary will be tasked with reviving the popularity of the struggling leftist party.
Key SPD leader resigns, citing health problems
The resignation of the party’s general secretary is the latest challenge for Germany’s ailing SPD.
Defiant pro-refugee lawmakers seek ways to challenge German migration U-turnย
The coalition must decide how harsh is too harsh when it comes to refugee policies.
โDu wirst eingewechselt und es steht vier null gegen dichโ
Robert Habeck wollte 2021 Kanzlerkandidat werden und musste Annalena Baerbock den Vortritt lassen. Jetzt bekommt er seine Chance โ doch die Stimmung hat sich lรคngst gegen die Grรผnen gedreht.
โDoing a Bidenโ is new international shorthand for ousting past-due leaders
Facing looming national elections, Japanโs Fumio Kishida, Canadaโs Justin Trudeau and Germanyโs Olaf Scholz have all faced calls to follow in the U.S. presidentโs footsteps.
German Green leaders resign after dismal election results
The party is mired in “the deepest crisis” it has faced in a decade, one of its outgoing leaders said.
Czech government in disarray after poor election results
Regional elections have shaken the current coalition and may lead to further cabinet resignations.
Scholz’s SPD party narrowly survive regional election as coalition partners struggle
After the state election for Brandenburg concluded this weekend, both the Social Democrats and far-right Alternative for Germany emerged as biggest winners. The liberal Free Democratic Party, part of Germany’s ruling coalition, was left fighting for ex…
The Guardian view on Olaf Scholzโs struggling coalition: running out of time | Editorial
A pyrrhic victory for social democrats in the latest state election offers scant consolation. The German far right continues to strengthenThe name of Germanyโs beleaguered chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was not on the ballot on Sunday, as his home state of B…
German coalition teeters in โautumn of decisionsโ
An election win for the chancellor’s Social Democrats is already being overshadowed by coalition infighting โย and questions over how long the government will last.
Franceโs new government meets with focus on the budget and immigration โ as it happened
New PM Michel Barnier says he will not increase the tax burden and says the number of migrants โhas become unbearableโGermanyโs Social Democratic party (SPD) narrowly won yesterdayโs election in Brandenburg โ and the party leadership is now downplaying…
Germanyโs Scholz relieved after key state election as challenger suffers blowย
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his party, the SPD, see themselves strengthened after winning a crucial state election in Brandenburg against the far-right, as the party of his newly minted challenger Friedrich Merz suffered heavy losses.
SPD relieved as exit polls indicate narrow lead in Brandenburg state election
The latest projections at 8pm on Sunday indicate that the ruling SPD maintains its narrow lead on the far-right AfD, but its leader urged members to โput on the euphoria brakesโ until the final results are clear.
‘It looks like the Social Democratic party has actually won in Brandenburg’
‘It looks like the Social Democratic party has actually won in Brandenburg”, saidย FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Germany, Nick Holdsworth. “Exit polls have come out showing either 32 or 31% for the SPD (that’s the Socialists)ย and either 29% or 30% for …
Scholz’s party fends off far-right AfD in German state vote
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in eastern Germany. The SPD scored 31.9% of the vote, ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) on 29.2% in a last-minute comeba…
Germanyโs SPD holds off far right in Brandenburg election
Preliminary result shows Olaf Scholzโs party narrowly fending off AfD
Germanyโs social democrats prevail in east German stronghold
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly beat the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the highly contested state elections of Brandenburg on Sunday (22 September), according to the exit polls, drawing in a record voting tu…
Social Democrats fend off AfD in crucial German state election, according to exit polls
Olaf Scholzโs SPD appears to have made late comeback after trailing far-right party throughout Brandenburg campaignEurope live โ latest updatesThe far-right Alternative fรผr Deutschland party appears to have narrowly missed securing victory in an electi…
Scholzโs Social Democrats ahead of far right in German state election, exit polls signal
Pressure has been growing on Scholz due to far right’s electoral gains in the past month.
Germany: exit polls show Olaf Scholzโs party narrowly beating far-right AfD in key state election โ as it happened
AfD calls its performance in Brandenburg โhuge successโ but Social Democratic party projected to take the leadVoting has ended in Brandenburg. Hereโs a first exit poll, from ARD:Social Democratic party (SPD): 31% Continue reading…
Germany’s Scholz escapes far-right win in home state – exit polls
The chancellor’s hopes of a second term are bolstered as his SPD is set to defeat the far right in Brandenburg.
Far-right AfD eyes further electoral gains in key German state of Brandenburg
Ballot being seen as referendum on Olaf Scholzโs government ahead of next autumnโs general electionThe far-right Alternative fรผr Deutschland party is hoping to come top in an election in the German state of Brandenburg on Sunday, three weeks after maki…
Germanyโs Scholz risks Bidenโs fate
If the chancellor’s SPD party loses a crucial regional election to the far right on Sunday, it could lead to his ouster from the top spot.
Germanyโs SPD looks to halt rise of far right in its Brandenburg bastion
Local Social Democrats warn voters itโs โus or themโ in bid to defeat AfD in eastern state election
Germanyโs rude economic awakeningย
After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he will run for chancellor
Move sets up duel between CDU chief and SPD incumbent Olaf Scholz in 2025 poll
German conservative leader announces chancellor candidacy
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, appears likely to become Germany’s next chancellor based on current polling.
Germany promises โno long traffic jamsโ as flexible border checksย start
Starting from Monday (16 September), German police will conduct spot checks at all of Germanyโs borders, while the countryโs government has been rushing to reassure its irritated neighbours.
Germanyโs defense minister on Putinโs war threat: Yawn
Berlin hasnโt provided Ukraine with long-range missiles, citing the risk of war, but suggested it would be fine for the U.S. and U.K. to do so.
Germanyโs Scholz defends border controls against EU critics: โDispute is necessaryโ
Germany is determined to move ahead with border controls despite backlash from EU partners, chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed on Wednesday, adding that the European โdispute is necessary.โ
Germany presents plans to detain asylum-seekers โclose to the borderโ ย
Germany will detain asylum-seekers “close to its border” and fast-track deportations if they are to be returned to other EU countries, the German government announced on Tuesday (10 September) as it seeks to crack down on irregular migration.ย
Germanyโs Scholz gets tough on border in bid to save political future
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s move to establish new border controls risks generating an EU rift.
Thuringia state elections: CDU to start coalition talks with the hard-left
Germany’s centre-right CDU party has cleared the way for coalition talks with left-wing populist alliance BSW and the centre-left SPD in the state of Thuringia after regional elections narrowed the scope for a centrist formation.
AfD tells Scholz to ‘pack up bags’ after ‘wake-up call’ German elections โ video
The leader of the Alternative fรผr Deutschland (AfD) party told Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, to ‘pack his bags and make room’ after victories in state elections. The far right’s first victory in a German state election in the postwar era must be a…
The Guardian view on the rise of AfD: winning an election wonโt mean it wins power | Editorial
The emergence of the far right as a political force in eastern Germany is a concern for Europeโs biggest economyOn Sunday, Alternative fรผr Deutschland (AfD) earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first far-right party to win a German state elec…
Les 5 leรงons ร tirer des รฉlections rรฉgionales dans lโest de lโAllemagne
Lโextrรชme droite ne cesse de progresser dans le pays, malgrรฉ les efforts dรฉployรฉs pour lโarrรชter.
5 takeaways from Germanyโs eastern elections
The far-right Alternative of Germany just keeps rising despite efforts to stop it.
Regional elections in Germany: far right in the lead, Olaf Scholz’s coalition even more fragile
The AfD party came out on top in Thuringia, a first for a German far-right party since WWII, and was a close second in Saxony. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD dropped, while his Green and Liberal Democrat allies collapsed. It is a serious setback for Scho…
German far right set for first major electoral victory since World War II
The far-right Alternative for Germany appeared set to win an election in the eastern German state of Thuringia and is running a close second in Saxony, according to initial forecasts.
The Guardian view on Germanyโs disaffected east: a growing crisis for Olaf Scholz | Editorial
The far-right AfD may win a state election for the first time this weekend. That should set alarm bells ringing in Berlin and beyondIn 2021, as Olaf Scholzโs Social Democratic party (SPD) unexpectedly triumphed in a knife-edge federal election, one of …
How to watch the eastern German elections like a pro
The far right and far left are expected to surge in Sunday’s state elections.
Putinโs next coup
Elections in three eastern German states are likely to usher in Russia-friendly parties, giving Vladimir Putin a foothold in the country’s politics.
Keir Starmer learns how not to lead from Olaf Scholz
On a visit to Berlin, the new U.K. prime minister may look at his German counterpart as a cautionary tale.
UKโs Starmer wants to โturn a corner on Brexitโ
Britain’s new leader heads to Berlin and Paris to talk up a fresh pact with Germany โ and closer ties with Europe.
As the far right gains ground, Germany deserves better from its mainstream politicians | John Kampfner
Itโs not just the AfD that poses a major threat in this weekendโs regional elections โ while traditional moderate parties are failing to inspire votersBritain is emerging, albeit grumpily, from eight years of Conservative mayhem. In France, voters club…
Migration smashes into German elections after deadly knife attack
The fierce debate following an attack the chancellor called “terrorism” may benefit the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Is Germanyโs rising superstar so far left sheโs far right?
Sahra Wagenknechtโs brand of โleft conservatismโ is upending German politics ahead of critical elections in the east.
Why Germanyโs coalition is back at war (with itself)
Germany’s pro-business liberals have spent the summer trolling their center-left coalition partners, further enervating the already-weak government.