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The Economist1d
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 ...
Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group
The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a ...
Politico Europe2d
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.
Alternative for Germany is listed as a ‘right-wing extremist’ party by domestic intelligence agency
The German domestic intelligence service says it has classified the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist ...
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 ...
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 ...
Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor
Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...
The Local - Germany3d
Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Electronic patient records launch at clinics, Friedrich Merz vows to defend democracy, cost of camping holidays on the rise, ...