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5 hours ago

German economy growth forecasts halved

The war in the Persian Gulf is expected to limit Germany's economic growth and increase inflation significantly this year.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

German Chancellor Merz has never been more unpopular

Germany's coalition government faces record dissatisfaction, with 84% of voters unhappy and leaders' approval ratings plummeting.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
5 hours ago

German economy growth forecasts halved

The war in the Persian Gulf is expected to limit Germany's economic growth and increase inflation significantly this year.
Germany news
fromwww.thelocal.de
1 day ago

OPINION: Germany's fuel crisis response shows the government has lost its mind

Germany's temporary fuel duty rebate is a misguided response to an energy crisis, as supply issues persist despite high prices.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 day ago

Germany turns away nearly 30,000 applicants to integration courses

Tens of thousands of immigrants in Germany have been blocked from integration courses due to a freeze on applications by authorities.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

German Chancellor Merz has never been more unpopular

Germany's coalition government faces record dissatisfaction, with 84% of voters unhappy and leaders' approval ratings plummeting.
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Berlin
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Berlin culture minister resigns over irregular distribution of funds to fight antisemitism

Sarah Wedl-Wilson resigned over a funding scandal involving the unlawful distribution of 2.6 million euros for antisemitism programs in Berlin.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Europe is in a profound state of crisis. Luckily, we know what to do | Nathalie Tocci and Anu Bradford

Europe faces significant challenges but remains a preferred place to live despite rising nationalism and geopolitical tensions.
#climate-change
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Germany's big climate move bold step or bare minimum?

Germany's new climate package aims to enhance wind power and e-mobility, but critics argue it is insufficient for meeting emission reduction targets.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Germany's green reputation hits a crossroads

Germany's new climate program aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 27.1 million tons by 2030 through wind power and e-mobility initiatives.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
8 hours ago

Amid fuel crisis, a bold move to leave oil and gas behind

Cristian Retamal hopes the Colombia conference will initiate a global movement to transition away from fossil fuels and reduce dependence on them.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Germany's big climate move bold step or bare minimum?

Germany's new climate package aims to enhance wind power and e-mobility, but critics argue it is insufficient for meeting emission reduction targets.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Germany's green reputation hits a crossroads

Germany's new climate program aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 27.1 million tons by 2030 through wind power and e-mobility initiatives.
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Europe news
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1 day ago

EU leaders discuss Iran, Ukraine at Cyprus summit

EU leaders approved a $105 billion loan to Ukraine and discussed further sanctions on Russia amid ongoing geopolitical challenges.
Europe news
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1 day ago

EU leaders to discuss Iran, Ukraine at Cyprus summit

EU leaders are addressing geopolitical challenges, focusing on Ukraine's support and Middle East tensions, including the Iran-Israel conflict.
Europe politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Can a divided EU become a united voice against Israeli aggression?

The EU faces pressure to suspend its trade deal with Israel amid growing concerns over human rights violations in Gaza.
Europe politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Germany, Italy Block Measure to Suspend EU's Trade Relationship With Israel

EU foreign ministers blocked a proposal to suspend the trade agreement with Israel amid concerns over human rights violations.
Europe politics
fromThe Local Germany
3 days ago

Germany and Italy reject suspending EU-Israel cooperation deal

Germany and Italy rejected calls to suspend the EU-Israel cooperation deal amid rising tensions over the war in Lebanon and the West Bank.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

EU leaders discuss Iran, Ukraine at Cyprus summit

EU leaders approved a $105 billion loan to Ukraine and discussed further sanctions on Russia amid ongoing geopolitical challenges.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

EU leaders to discuss Iran, Ukraine at Cyprus summit

EU leaders are addressing geopolitical challenges, focusing on Ukraine's support and Middle East tensions, including the Iran-Israel conflict.
Europe politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Can a divided EU become a united voice against Israeli aggression?

The EU faces pressure to suspend its trade deal with Israel amid growing concerns over human rights violations in Gaza.
Europe politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Germany, Italy Block Measure to Suspend EU's Trade Relationship With Israel

EU foreign ministers blocked a proposal to suspend the trade agreement with Israel amid concerns over human rights violations.
Europe politics
fromThe Local Germany
3 days ago

Germany and Italy reject suspending EU-Israel cooperation deal

Germany and Italy rejected calls to suspend the EU-Israel cooperation deal amid rising tensions over the war in Lebanon and the West Bank.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

It is obvious now, Keir Starmer, that you made a mistake. Reinstate Olly Robbins for the good of the UK | Simon McDonald

Admitting mistakes is challenging, especially for leaders, as seen in the case of Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson's security vetting.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany news: Far-right AfD ahead of Merz's conservatives

The far-right Alternative for Germany leads in polls, with 26% support, while Chancellor Merz's bloc has dropped to 25%.
Berlin
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2 days ago

The rise and fall of the Palace of the Republic

The Palace of the Republic symbolized the ideals and failures of communist East Germany from its opening in 1973 until its destruction in 2006-08.
Europe news
fromIrish Independent
2 days ago

EU to cut electricity taxes and relax state aid rules in bid to ease energy-price shock

The European Commission proposes measures to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and lower energy prices amid the energy market crisis caused by the Iran war.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Germany unveils first ever military strategy for Bundeswehr

Germany's Bundeswehr has adopted a military strategy to address increasing international threats, particularly from Russia.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Germans pining for Gerhard Schroder forget his errors and ties to Putin. The SPD needs a fresh approach | Katja Hoyer

Gerhard Schroder is experiencing a political revival in Germany, driven by a center-left identity crisis and comparisons to current SPD leadership.
#german-economy
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
3 days ago

German investor morale lowest in over three years amid Iran war fallout

German investor morale fell to its lowest level in over three years due to concerns over energy supplies and the impact of the Middle East war.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
3 days ago

German investor morale lowest in over three years amid Iran war fallout

German investor morale fell to its lowest level in over three years due to concerns over energy supplies and the impact of the Middle East war.
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#climate-policy
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Merz: Climate protection must not hold economy back

Climate protection policies must support economic growth and innovation, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Germany news
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1 day ago

Merz: Climate protection must not hold economy back

Climate protection policies must support economic growth and innovation, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

German finance minister wants to scrap spousal tax splitting

Thousands protested in Munich against abortion and assisted suicide, linking it to the government's plan to abolish spousal tax splitting.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
3 days ago

TELL US: What are the biggest problems facing foreign residents in Germany?

International residents in Germany face various challenges in 2026, including bureaucracy, immigration, work, taxes, and housing.
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I want to reform our country because a strong Germany is a precondition for a strong Europe

Wars and crises are undermining economies and security, necessitating a united European front for sovereignty and resilience.
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Germany news: Iran war not causing migration wave Dobrindt

We are not currently seeing increased migration pressure. At present, we are seeing high levels of internal migration in both countries, but we are not yet detecting pressure on the Turkish border.
Germany news
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Pistorius brushes off SPD leadership talk

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius rejects calls for leadership change in SPD after significant election loss in Rhineland-Palatinate.
#bureaucracy
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Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: CDU wins Rhineland-Palatinate election

Friedrich Merz's CDU wins Rhineland-Palatinate elections, with Gordon Schnieder likely to become the new premier, seeking a coalition with SPD.
#cdu
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago
Europe politics

Germany's governing CDU seeks reforms at party conference

The CDU party conference in Stuttgart emphasizes responsibility and readiness for reforms as the party faces electoral pressure and low polling under Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago
Germany politics

Merkel returns as party seeks reform: CDU conference begins

CDU must demonstrate readiness for necessary reforms and decisive action to regain voter support amid upcoming state elections and below-expectation federal polling.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Merkel returns as party seeks reform: CDU conference begins

CDU must demonstrate readiness for necessary reforms and decisive action to regain voter support amid upcoming state elections and below-expectation federal polling.
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Germany news
fromBig Think
2 weeks ago

Militant democracy or creeping illiberalism? Germany's free speech dilemma.

Germany's aggressive hate-speech laws, intended to protect minorities, often shield the government and can be misused against the very groups they aim to protect.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Opposition slams Gulf evacuation strategy

The Left Party criticizes the German government's inadequate crisis communication regarding Gulf evacuations, demanding comprehensive evacuation plans for all 30,000 stranded citizens rather than prioritizing only vulnerable groups.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Everything is a political weapon since Trump's re-election, says Germany's ex-economy minister

Energy weaponization by Russia evolved into broader economic weaponization under Trump, prompting Germany to recognize strategic vulnerabilities in energy dependence and diversification.
#trans-atlantic-relations
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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

State elections could spell doom for Germany's oldest party

The center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Germany's first political party, are struggling to muster their optimism in a year when five of Germany's 16 federal states are set to elect new parliaments. According to the latest opinion polls, the SPD could be voted out of power in two states that is has governed for decades. In two others, the SPD is polling in the single digits.
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Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Germany: Conservatives link immigration with crime

Friedrich Merz links violence against women to immigrant groups and advocates for large-scale deportations in response to rising crime rates.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany: A regional election overshadowed by the Iran war

Rhineland-Palatinate's March 22 state election is a tight race between the SPD and CDU, with the FDP likely to lose parliamentary representation and control of the viticulture ministry.
#german-regional-elections
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: CDU leads in Hesse vote partial results

Germany's CDU strengthens position in Hesse regional elections with 29.7% support, while far-right AfD doubles its vote share to 15.9%, surpassing the Greens.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Merz's CDU, Greens in tight race in state poll

Baden-Württemberg voters decide between CDU and Greens in a tight race, with the far-right AfD expected to significantly increase its support from 2021 levels.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

German state election a test for chancellor Friedrich Merz

The CDU seeks to win Baden-Württemberg's regional election Sunday against the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence across Germany.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Greens lead Merz's CDU in critical state poll

Baden-Württemberg's regional election results show the Greens winning with 32%, the CDU at 29%, and the AfD at 17.5%, marking the first of five German regional elections in 2026.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: State election set to test Merz's popularity

Baden-Württemberg's regional election tests CDU Chancellor Merz's popularity and measures far-right AfD strength amid German economic concerns about rising living costs and insufficient savings.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: CDU leads in Hesse vote partial results

Germany's CDU strengthens position in Hesse regional elections with 29.7% support, while far-right AfD doubles its vote share to 15.9%, surpassing the Greens.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Merz's CDU, Greens in tight race in state poll

Baden-Württemberg voters decide between CDU and Greens in a tight race, with the far-right AfD expected to significantly increase its support from 2021 levels.
Germany politics
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

German state election poses key test for Chancellor Merz

German Chancellor Merz's CDU faces a critical regional election in Baden-Wuerttemberg to regain first place from the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

German state election a test for chancellor Friedrich Merz

The CDU seeks to win Baden-Württemberg's regional election Sunday against the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence across Germany.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Greens lead Merz's CDU in critical state poll

Baden-Württemberg's regional election results show the Greens winning with 32%, the CDU at 29%, and the AfD at 17.5%, marking the first of five German regional elections in 2026.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: State election set to test Merz's popularity

Baden-Württemberg's regional election tests CDU Chancellor Merz's popularity and measures far-right AfD strength amid German economic concerns about rising living costs and insufficient savings.
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Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Germany news: Bundestag votes for pension scheme reboot

Germany replaces the underperforming Riester pension system with a new state-backed savings model to improve benefits for low-income earners.
Miscellaneous
fromFortune
2 months ago

German chancellor on Trump's claim that it didn't fight in Afghanistan: we lost 59 soldiers | Fortune

The European Union serves as a normative alternative to imperialism and autocracy while Europe strengthens security, asserts power, and pursues equal cooperation with the United States.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany's Greens: More than leftist, woke ecologists?

The German Green Party won a state election in Baden-Württemberg after losing nine consecutive elections, signaling potential recovery and renewed relevance for the environmentalist party.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Merz in Washington: German chancellor to meet with Trump

After the Supreme Court declared the tariffs illegal, Trump responded by declaring a new flat rate of 15% tariffs on all trading partners. As such, the EU has paused its ratification of the agreement as it waits to see what will happen with the new tariffs.
Europe politics
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Last day of campaigning before state election

Boris Pistorius visits Asia to discuss defense cooperation amid geopolitical tensions and concerns over US military operations in Germany related to Iran.
#german-politics
Germany politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Merz's party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat

Chancellor Merz's CDU party suffered a narrow defeat in Baden-Württemberg's state election, losing to the environmentalist Greens who achieved an unexpected victory in this traditionally conservative industrial region.
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1 month ago
Germany news

Germany news: Merz seeks good early start in state showdown

Chancellor Merz campaigns in Baden-Württemberg for the first of five state elections in 2026, with results serving as a referendum on his ten-month tenure as chancellor.
Germany politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Merz's party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat

Chancellor Merz's CDU party suffered a narrow defeat in Baden-Württemberg's state election, losing to the environmentalist Greens who achieved an unexpected victory in this traditionally conservative industrial region.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Merz seeks good early start in state showdown

Chancellor Merz campaigns in Baden-Württemberg for the first of five state elections in 2026, with results serving as a referendum on his ten-month tenure as chancellor.
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Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Germany 'would have advised against' US-Israel war on Iran

Germany and France urge de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, warning of severe global crises including food shortages and refugee flows if hostilities continue.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany: AfD marks success in state election

The AfD achieved 18.8% in Baden-Württemberg, its best western German result, demonstrating the far-right party's establishment across all German society including wealthy regions.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Economists warn German government is misusing investment spending

Germany's infrastructure spending fund is largely redirecting existing budget allocations rather than creating new investments, with 86-95% of borrowed money funding day-to-day expenses instead of infrastructure projects.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Germany says Middle East war has 'nothing to do with NATO'

Germany refuses military involvement in Middle East conflict, stating it is not NATO's responsibility and lacks mandate for deployment.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Merz faces new election test in Hesse

Germany's coalition government demands fuel price relief measures as prices surge due to US-Iran conflict, with proposals including price caps and fuel tax cuts.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Will Germany elect a woman as head of state?

Germany's center-left SPD and Greens campaign for a woman to succeed President Steinmeier, which would be historic as all twelve post-WWII German presidents have been men.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Merzsplaining: the chancellor's overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck

Friedrich Merz's verbose, confident speaking style contrasts sharply with German political tradition favoring restraint, and his overconfidence frequently undermines his credibility through factual errors and contradictions.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Parties prepare for key state coalition talks

The Greens narrowly won Baden-Württemberg's state election with 30.2% of the vote, ahead of the CDU's 29.7%, with Cem Özdemir set to become Germany's first state premier of Turkish heritage.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Merkel rejects 'absurd' speculation of German presidency bid

Angela Merkel ruled out any bid to become Germany's next federal president, rejecting nomination speculation and answering 'no' to inquiries about her availability.
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Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Top dplomat denies Berlin is joining Iran war

German Chancellor Merz visits Washington to meet Trump, with Middle East conflict now dominating discussions instead of originally planned topics on tariffs and Ukraine.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany updates: 'We are not subordinates' Merz

Friedrich Merz urged Europe to be tougher and more self-confident in foreign policy and slammed US President Trump's criticism of European NATO troops in Afghanistan.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Iran: Germany's chancellor strikes a cautions tone

German Chancellor Merz cautiously supported US-Israeli strikes on Iran while acknowledging military risks and declining to judge their international legality.
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