German lawmakers debate loosening debt limits to spend more on defense as Europe’s worries grow
Germany’s likely next chancellor on Thursday urged outgoing members of parliament to exempt some defense spending from the ...
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The biggest takeaways from Germany's election, which will bring change to the EU's leading power
After the collapse of Scholz's three-party government in November, it's now up to Merz to restore stability to the European ... state election last year. Other parties were stronger in only a few ...
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Germany's close election limits its ability to lead Europe
Germany’s election results are in, with the far-right AfD party expanding their vote share to second place. Ian Bremmer looks at what the outcome means for the future of Europe and the transatlantic ...
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Polling shows Germany's 2025 election will bring a shift, but not a far-right leader
that ushered in by the last national election in the U.S. Anna Noryskiewicz is a CBS News journalist based in Berlin, Germany, who covers politics, conflict and crime in Europe and beyond.
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Can post-election Germany stabilise a panicked Europe?
Barring a major upset, Germany’s February 23 election ... the recent suspension of Romania’s presidential election, backed by other European powers, over suspicions of Russian-backed ...
German election brings some relief to European markets, debt brake in focus
An election win for Germany's conservatives has eased concerns of political gridlock in Europe's biggest economy, though it failed to lift uncertainty around whether a new government can deliver ...
Opinion
Germany’s political upheaval and the transatlantic alliance’s uncertain future
Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...
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Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal—if it will only seize this moment
Three times in the postwar era Germany made strategic choices that benefited Europe—with the US at its side. Now it must do ...
Germany’s prospective new government struggles to win support for defense, infrastructure plans
Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...
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Germany’s AfD seeks talks with Le Pen on European defence
Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) has proposed talks with French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on European defence ...
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The Man Who Would Remake Europe
Hours after his election victory last Sunday ... state of emergency in order to push migrants back from Germany’s borders, something European Union law would otherwise prohibit.
Germany's climate activists on edge as parties shape coalition agenda
Climate activists fear the worst when Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats begin to thrash out a joint climate policy ...