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The Economist2d
Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak
Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...
Intelligence agency classifies country's popular Alternative for Germany party as 'extremist'
Germany's domestic intelligence service has classified the popular Alternative for Germany party as "extremist," allowing for ...
Marco Rubio criticized Germany. The foreign ministry hit back
Germany’s foreign ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the ...
Politico Europe3d
Germany’s center-left leader will be finance minister in the Merz government
SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.
Germany's Merz names utility executive as economy minister among first cabinet picks
Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday named utility executive Katherina Reiche as his likely economy ...
Friedrich Merz’s party approves German coalition agreement, bringing him closer to the chancellery
German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...
Germany's new government vows tougher border controls once Merz takes office
The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat ...
Germany is in shock — and has a new ‘absolute priority’
BERLIN — The sturdiest pillars of Germany’s domestic and international identity have been pulverized with such dizzying speed ...