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Power Shift in Germany: "Now We Must Take Our Place"
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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
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Merz: Last chance to stop the far-right
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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
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The World Responds to Trump: Absurd
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Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelenskyj a "dictator". The response came quickly from a long line of European politicians: "Wrong and dangerous" and "deeply unreasonable"
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The backlash shakes up the German election: "Unacceptable"
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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
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Europe after the meeting: Must build up
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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
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Car rammed into crowd – suspect arrested
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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
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German border controls extended ahead of election
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CDU Leader Merz Rules Out Cooperation with AFD
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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.
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EU leaders on Trump's tariff threats: We're ready
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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
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Starmer to Scholz: Wants to Restart EU Relations
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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
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Controversial asylum law rejected in Germany
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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).
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Scholz's challenger breaks tabu – gets support from AFD
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The migration issue dominates the German debate ahead of the election in February. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's challenger Friedrich Merz has no objection to support from the far-right to push through tougher rules for immigration
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Migrationsförslag antaget med högerextremt stöd Migration proposal adopted with right-wing extremist support
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The German Bundestag has adopted a proposal to introduce tougher rules for immigration.
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Frederiksen: "Very strong support" for Denmark
1 MIN READ
Russian aggressions, but also the Greenland issue, are the main numbers on Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's lightning-fast round trip to Europe's great powers.
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Support for the far-right AFD: Preserve German culture
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The American tech billionaire Elon Musk aired thoughts about the greatness of the German people when he appeared at an election rally with the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD). Massive protests in several German cities marked great discontent with the far-right's election rally
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Preschool children stabbed to death – anger grows in Germany
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Armed with a kitchen knife, the 28-year-old mentally ill person followed a group of preschool children on an outing – and launched an attack. Wednesday's hair-raising deed in German Aschaffenburg, where a two-year-old boy was hacked to death, sparks outrage and disgust across the entire country
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Olaf Scholz : Musk's actions a threat to democracy
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Elon Musk broadcast a conversation with the party leader of the German AFD. The billionaire also took the opportunity to praise the nationalist party - just weeks before the country's federal election
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Ulf Kristersson: May Need to Quickly Increase Defense Spending
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Europe must expand its military support to Ukraine. This is claimed by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Germany's Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a joint press conference in Berlin
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German economy continues to shrink
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The EU's economic engine, the German economy, contracted for the second year in a row in 2024, according to the country's statistics agency Destatis. And no major recovery for the export-dependent economy is expected to come in 2025
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Fear and doubt as Musk intervenes in Europe
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How should X-owner Elon Musk be handled when he increasingly openly gives his support to the far-right – and even gets involved in an election campaign? European leaders are hesitant, out of fear of clashing with Donald Trump.
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Striking back at Trump: No one gets to threaten the border
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France is guarding the EU's borders after Donald Trump's new outburst about the USA taking over Greenland. Borders are not moved by force, Germany emphasizes
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The Federal Diet Dissolved – New Election in Germany
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Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the federal parliament and announces new elections on February 23.
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Germany mourns after attack on Christmas market
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People in Germany are mourning after Friday's attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg where five people, including a nine-year-old, were killed. The motive appears to be dissatisfaction with how Saudi refugees are treated in Germany, according to prosecutors at a press conference
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Nine-year-old among the dead at German Christmas market
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Among the five people killed in Friday's attack on a Christmas market in German Magdeburg is a nine-year-old. The motive appears to be dissatisfaction with how Saudi refugees are treated in Germany, according to prosecutors at a press conference
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