Germany

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Merz Sides With Trump, Urges Spain to Meet NATO Spending Goals Economy

Merz Sides With Trump, Urges Spain to Meet NATO Spending Goals

During a meeting between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and US President Donald Trump at the White House, Spain became an unexpected point of conten...

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AfD Gains Ground: Merz Coalition Under Pressure in Super Election Year Culture

AfD Gains Ground: Merz Coalition Under Pressure in Super Election Year

The Greens narrowly won the state election in Baden-Württemberg ahead of the CDU, while the AfD nearly doubled its share of the vote. Chancellor Fried...

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BW Election: Greens Win, Özdemir to Become Premier Culture

BW Election: Greens Win, Özdemir to Become Premier

The Green party narrowly won the state election in Baden-Württemberg on March 8, 2026, with 30.2 percent, just ahead of the CDU. Cem Özdemir will make...

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Weight-Loss Injections: Public Health Insurance Refuses Coverage — Parliament Divided Health

Weight-Loss Injections: Public Health Insurance Refuses Coverage — Parliament Divided

Ozempic and Wegovy are hailed as breakthroughs against obesity and heart disease, but millions of publicly insured individuals in Germany remain witho...

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Record Defense Budget: Germany to Spend €108 Billion Economy

Record Defense Budget: Germany to Spend €108 Billion

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has circumvented the debt brake for defense spending, paving the way for a historic Bundeswehr budget of €108.2 billion in 2...

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Greens narrowly win in Baden-Württemberg — Özdemir to become Minister-President Economy

Greens narrowly win in Baden-Württemberg — Özdemir to become Minister-President

The Green party has narrowly won the state election in Baden-Württemberg with 31.3 percent of the vote, ahead of the CDU. Lead candidate Cem Özdemir w...

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Baden-Württemberg Election: Hagel and Özdemir in Neck-and-Neck Race Economy

Baden-Württemberg Election: Hagel and Özdemir in Neck-and-Neck Race

Around 8.5 million eligible voters in Baden-Württemberg will decide on the new state parliament on March 8, 2026 — a close two-way battle between the...

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Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff Economy

Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined Donald Trump in Washington to pressure Spain to increase its defense spending in NATO, while Madrid refuses to...

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Baden-Württemberg Election: CDU and Greens in Neck-and-Neck Race Economy

Baden-Württemberg Election: CDU and Greens in Neck-and-Neck Race

On March 8, 2026, Baden-Württemberg will elect a new state parliament. CDU candidate Manuel Hagel and Green frontrunner Cem Özdemir are locked in a ti...

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Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel Economy

Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel

Germany is reportedly planning a multi-billion euro deal for advanced rocket launchers with Israeli partners, according to Bloomberg. Simultaneously,...

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Germany's Housing Crisis: 400,000 Homes Target Unmet Living & Furniture

Germany's Housing Crisis: 400,000 Homes Target Unmet

Germany is on track to complete only around 240,000 new homes in 2026 — far short of its 400,000-unit target — while rents in major cities surge above...

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Gas Shock: Qatar Halts LNG Production, Europe Pays the Price Economy

Gas Shock: Qatar Halts LNG Production, Europe Pays the Price

Iranian drone attacks on Qatari energy facilities have forced QatarEnergy to halt production. European gas prices have subsequently risen dramatically...

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