French minister sees Germanyโs likely next chancellor as positive for EU
Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz hopes to revive talks on a broad trade deal with the U.S.
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From Brussels to Warsaw, troubled Europe reckons with Trump โ and itself
The next few months will be pivotal for the Atlantic alliance. A fragmented Continent will struggle to meet the moment.
Olaf Scholz delivers plea for German unity ahead of confidence vote
Chancellor makes fiery appeal in parliament for opposition support โfor the good of the countryโThe German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has defended his decision to oust his finance minister, which has led to the break up of his government, arguing that th…
What Germanyโs change in government likely means for energy and climate
The post-election ride might be no less bumpy than the notoriously turmoiled former “traffic light coalition”.
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…
Clashes over budget could push Germanyโs ailing coalition to collapse
With contradictory proposals unlikely to mesh, leaders to decide whether there is scope for alliance to continueWhen, in 2021, Olaf Scholzโs Social Democrats went into a โtraffic lightโ coalition with the Greens and pro-business Free Democrats, the new…
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.
Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer
America has protected Europe with is nuclear umbrella for more than 70 years. In the era of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the continent is quietly debating a different nuclear future.
Portugal backpedals on Nutri-score food labelling systemย
The Lisbon government clarified on Tuesday (11 June) that the previous executive’s recommendation to adopt the controversial traffic light food labelling system had been issued without proper consultation with food authorities.
Germany: Conservatives lead as support for Scholz slumps, exit polls show
Exit polls on Sunday evening indicated that the government’s “traffic light” coalition underperformed, while the far-right AfD party made gains despite scandals.
All politics is local: What the EU election is actually about in each country
When EU voters head to the polls later this week, one thing is certain: Almost none of them will be thinking of Europe when they cast their ballot.ย A plethora of studies โ and sky-high abstention rates โ show that most of the blocโs citizens neither understand nor care about the European Parliament vote. Because [โฆ]
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end?
The FDA is developing front-of-package labels that corporations may have to start printing as early as 2027Ultra-processed foods are ultra bad for you. Hereโs what to knowStep into a grocery store in France and youโre liable to see a green, yellow or r…
Germany makes changing legal gender easier
The change will allow people age 14 and older to more easily legally change their first name and gender in Germany.
Farmersโ pushback stands to derail German budget compromise
The German governmentโs delicately constructed new federal budget risks being toppled by pushback, including from inside the governing coalition, against planned cuts to diesel tax breaks for farmers.