"Published 11/28/2025Published November 28, 2025last updated 11/28/2025last updated November 28, 2025 German lawmakers passed the 2026 budget amid a drawn-out fight over pension reforms pushed by young conservatives. Berlin also aims to buck an EU ban on new internal combustion car engines from 2035. DW has more. Chancellor Merz got pushback from young parliamentarians in his conservative CDU/CSU over pension reforms Image: Lisi Niesner/REUTERS"
"A Ukrainian suspected of coordinating the Nord Stream pipeline attacks in 2022 has been remanded in custody in Germany, following his extradition from Italy. The suspect, identified under German privacy laws only as Serhii K., was ordered into pre-trial detention by a judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, according to a spokeswoman from the Federal Prosecutor's Office. The Ukrainian man was arrested in Italy's Rimini in August on a European warrant, while on holiday with his family on the Adriatic coast."
German parliament approved the 2026 federal budget totaling 524 billion euros, including nearly 180 billion euros in borrowed funds. The budget passed the Bundestag after months of political wrangling and last-minute negotiations. Intense debate over retirement reforms was driven by young conservatives within Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU, who pushed back against proposed pension changes. Chancellor Merz signaled plans to push for a delay to the European Union's ban on new internal combustion engines scheduled for 2035. Separately, a Ukrainian suspect identified as Serhii K. was extradited from Italy and remanded into pretrial detention in Germany on charges related to the 2022 Nord Stream attacks.
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