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Von der Leyen expected to announce candidacy for second term on February 19
BERLIN — Ursula von der Leyen will most likely announce her candidacy for a second term as European...
8 months ago
Mob of German farmers accosts top Green as protests escalate
BERLIN — Tensions over Germany's budget crisis escalated significantly late Thursday as a group of a...
8 months ago
Party vote provides slight relief for Germany’s troubled coalition
BERLIN — The rulers of Germany’s fractious three-party coalition government can breathe a small sigh...
8 months ago
Flood risk in Germany reignites coalition fight over debt rules
BERLIN — A widespread risk of floods in Germany has prompted renewed infighting within the country's...
8 months ago
German government backtracks on tax hikes for farmers following protests
BERLIN — Germany's three-party ruling coalition on Thursday partly backed down from a proposal to cu...
8 months ago
Wolfgang Schäuble, former German finance minister, dies at 81
Wolfgang Schäuble, former German finance minister, longstanding senior lawmaker and a key figure beh...
8 months ago
Germany aims to seize €720M of frozen Russian money
BERLIN — At a time when Germany’s ruling coalition is scrambling to find money due to its still-simm...
8 months ago
Germany plans partial reform of its debt brake, Lindner says
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced plans to reform the country's debt rules to allo...
8 months ago
German budget crisis: Ruling coalition gives up on finalizing 2024 budget before year’s end
BERLIN — Germany's ruling coalition will not manage to have a 2024 budget in place before the end of...
8 months ago
German budget crisis: Government reaches spending deal for 2024
Leaders of Germany's three-party ruling coalition agreed on a new draft budget for next year after w...
8 months ago
Crisis grows in Berlin as court warns 2023 supplementary budget is ‘problematic’
BERLIN — Germany's ruling coalition risks falling into a deeper crisis after the country's federal a...
8 months ago
Germany’s budget crisis: No clear way forward after coalition misses deadline
BERLIN — The German government missed a self-imposed deadline for reaching a 2024 budget deal Wednes...
8 months ago
Scholz and Macron to hold secret dinner in Paris ahead of Xi’s visit
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday night in Paris for a dinner to discuss European Union and China policy.The clandestine meeting of two heavyweight EU leaders, which comes just days ahead of a vi...
5 months ago