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Germany Approves €3.3 Billion Military Aid Package to Ukraine

Germany has approved a military support package to Ukraine of 3. 3 billion euros, equivalent to approximately 35.

Germany Approves €3.3 Billion Military Aid Package to Ukraine

Germany Approves 500 Billion Euro Loan Package for Defense and Infrastructure

The German Federal Council has approved constitutional amendments that open up for loans of hundreds of billions of euros for defense and infrastructure. .

Germany Approves 500 Billion Euro Loan Package for Defense and Infrastructure

Macron and Scholz Support a Ceasefire

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz promise to continue providing Ukraine with military support. .

Macron and Scholz Support a Ceasefire

German parties united – billion investment secured

The likely future German government parties have agreed with the Greens in a contentious struggle over multi-billion investments in infrastructure and defense. Germany is back, says CDU leader Friedrich Merz at a press conference.

German parties united – billion investment secured

Selfie ban during German government talks

No statements, no press conferences, no situation reports – and no selfies. The rules are tough ahead of the government talks in Germany, where election winner Friedrich Merz will try to stitch together a coalition between Christian Democrats and Social Democrats.

Selfie ban during German government talks

Germany to Ease Debt Rules for Major Defense and Infrastructure Boost

Germany's Christian Democrats and Social Democrats have agreed to ease the debt brake to be able to invest multi-billion amounts in defense. This is announced by Friedrich Merz, who is expected to become the new Federal Chancellor after Olaf Scholz's election defeat in February.

Germany to Ease Debt Rules for Major Defense and Infrastructure Boost

Germany's Parliament Poised for Major Defense Funding Vote Next Week

Already next week, the outgoing German federal parliament may vote on a giant package to strengthen the defense, reports Bild. .

Germany's Parliament Poised for Major Defense Funding Vote Next Week

Macron proposes limited ceasefire for a month

A French-British proposal for a limited ceasefire for a month appears to be one of the results of Sunday's summit in London. .

Macron proposes limited ceasefire for a month

After the Fateful Meeting on Ukraine: "Historic Turning Point"

A plan for a lasting peace in Ukraine was at the center of Sunday's crucial meeting in London. Afterward, the message is that it requires strong European buildup and security guarantees for Ukraine.

After the Fateful Meeting on Ukraine: "Historic Turning Point"

Support for Zelensky after the quarrel - "not alone"

The support for Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is pouring in after the brawl at the White House. "You are not alone" and that President Donald Trump is doing Putin's "dirty work" are some of the messages.

Support for Zelensky after the quarrel - "not alone"

Government talks begin in Berlin – without Scholz

After the election defeat for Germany's social democratic federal chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday, the victorious Christian democrat Friedrich Merz will today begin sounding out for a new government. The talks with the social democratic SPD will take place without Scholz, according to German media.

Government talks begin in Berlin – without Scholz

Musk: Time issue before AFD wins

The Far-Right Party AFD achieved great successes in Sunday's German election. Friedrich Merz, who is likely to become the country's next Chancellor, calls the right-wing extremist upswing "the last warning" to other parties.

Musk: Time issue before AFD wins

The Power Player Merz Has Made His Comeback

He was outmaneuvered by Angela Merkel and disappeared from politics. Now, Friedrich Merz has made a grand comeback.

The Power Player Merz Has Made His Comeback

Power Shift in Germany: "Now We Must Take Our Place"

The votes are counted and Germany's next Chancellor will most likely be Friedrich Merz. The far-right party AFD became the second largest – and now Merz faces tough government negotiations.

Power Shift in Germany: "Now We Must Take Our Place"

Merz: Last chance to stop the far-right

Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz faced each other on Wednesday in the last TV debate before the German election. And much was about immigration and the far-right.

Merz: Last chance to stop the far-right

The World Responds to Trump: Absurd

Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelenskyj a "dictator". The response came quickly from a long line of European politicians: "Wrong and dangerous" and "deeply unreasonable".

The World Responds to Trump: Absurd

The backlash shakes up the German election: "Unacceptable"

The days leading up to the German election on Sunday are expected to be dominated by the debate about alleged US interference. I will not let an American vice president tell me who I can talk to here in Germany, says Friedrich Merz, the favourite to win and CDU leader.

The backlash shakes up the German election: "Unacceptable"

Europe after the meeting: Must build up

The need for European armament is the most important message from the Paris meeting, according to Denmark's Prime Minister. Russia is now a threat to all of Europe, says Mette Frederiksen after the meeting.

Europe after the meeting: Must build up

Car rammed into crowd – suspect arrested

A man has been arrested after driving a car into a group of demonstrators in Munich. Nearly 30 people were injured, and for some of them, their condition is said to be life-threatening.

Car rammed into crowd – suspect arrested

German border controls extended ahead of election

Germany is extending the country's border controls for six months, announces Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The border controls, which exist along the entire EU country's border, were due to expire in mid-March, but the issue has been highlighted in the German election campaign.

German border controls extended ahead of election

CDU Leader Merz Rules Out Cooperation with AFD

The Christian Democratic CDU leader Friedrich Merz – who has good chances of becoming Germany's new Chancellor in the election on February 23 – rules out all cooperation with the far-right in Germany. .

CDU Leader Merz Rules Out Cooperation with AFD

EU leaders on Trump's tariff threats: We're ready

The EU promises to respond "with firmness" if the US threatens with tariffs and trade war. We are ready, says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

EU leaders on Trump's tariff threats: We're ready

Starmer to Scholz: Wants to Restart EU Relations

The UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer received the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at his country estate on Sunday. The hope is to "reboot" the relationship with the EU, announced Starmer at the meeting at historic Chequers.

Starmer to Scholz: Wants to Restart EU Relations

Controversial asylum law rejected in Germany

Germany's federal parliament voted down a proposal for an asylum law that the conservative CDU had put forward with controversial support from the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD). .

Controversial asylum law rejected in Germany