Germany’s New Parliament Is Sworn In, but Where Are the Women?
The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.
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In Montreal, Angela Merkel’s old No. 2 likens Trump’s annexation threats to Soviet Union
Peter Altmaier, once the right-hand man of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, took to the stage to say Germany stands ...
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Merkel: Don't demonize attempts to understand Putin
Angela Merkel said there is nothing wrong with attempting to understand Vladimir Putin. In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, the former German chancellor criticized the invasion of Ukraine and ...
Germany's coalition talks: where the parties disagree
The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out ...
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Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The debt brake, enshrined in the constitution, was brought in by Angela Merkel in her first term as German chancellor, back in 2009. Nations across the world were reeling from the global financial ...
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Merkel defends diplomacy with Putin amid Ukraine criticism
Angela Merkel noted that there is nothing wrong with trying to understand Vladimir Putin. In an interview with Berliner ...
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Germany's Friedrich Merz is ready for foreign policy challenges
Germany was already in bad standing with Trump while Angela Merkel was Chancellor — not least because of her open refugee ...
German parliament elects an ex-minister as speaker as it opens a potentially confrontational term
BERLIN — Germany's new parliament on Tuesday elected as its speaker a conservative former minister, who called for civilized ...
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Merz bets big on rearmament – reshaping Germany’s future in trillion-euro gamble
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and a top contender for the chancellorship, Merz is playing a ...
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Merkel advocates diplomacy amid critiques over Russian stance
Angela Merkel remarked there is nothing wrong with attempting to understand Vladimir Putin. In an interview with "Berliner Zeitung," the former German chancellor criticized the invasion of Ukraine and ...
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In Montreal, Angela Merkel’s old No. 2 likens Trump’s annexation threats to Soviet Union
Alex Wong Getty Images Peter Altmaier, once the right-hand man of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, took the stage Tuesday in Montreal with a warning wrapped in solidarity. “The friendly ...
Explainer-Germany's coalition talks: where do the parties disagree?
The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out a coalition agreement on Friday. Here are the main issues: HOW DID WE GET ...