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German parties agree to form a new government after months of drift in Europe’s biggest economy
German election winner Friedrich Merz has sealed a deal to form a new government that aims to spur economic growth, ramp up ...
Christian Democratic Union nerves on edge amid Alternative for Germany poll surge
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), meanwhile, has surged three points on its election result to take 24 per cent in ...
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Germany could withdraw citizenship due to 'antisemitism'
Winfried Rothermel/picture alliance The ongoing coalition negotiations between the conservatives of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the center-left Social ...
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Germany’s rearmament programme: Christian Democrats and Social Democrats declare war on the working class
The sum is twice as high as the annual federal budget. As the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens are in agreement, a two-thirds majority ...
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Coalition talks to form new government in Germany officially begin
Coalition talks between the Christian Union parties (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to form a new government in Germany have officially begun, according to local media. Delegations ...
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Germany’s Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, and Greens agree to huge fiscal package
The parliamentary leaders of the Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), along with the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens, have reached an ...
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Coalition talks begin in Germany: Rearming like the Nazis, anti-refugee agitation and social cuts
From left: Markus Soeder, chairman of Bavarians Christian Social Union party, Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz and the Social Democratic Party leaders Lars Klingbeil and ...
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Germany's CDU and SPD reach historic debt deal to jumpstart defence spending
The plan, proposed by the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), would mean defence spending above 1% of Germany's gross domestic product ...
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Germany approves historic constitutional reform to boost defense spending
The constitutional reform is the result of an agreement reached last week by the conservative bloc, made up of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (Christlich ...
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German parliament passes historic debt reform, paving the way for higher defense spend
The Christian Democratic Union, alongside its sister party the Christian Social Union, which jointly won the largest share of votes in Germany's national election in February, proposed the fiscal ...
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The midterms won’t save the Democrats
In a fiery Bundestag debate, Friedrich Merz — who leads the conservative block in parliament made up of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social ...