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Bloomberg News, Government Reporter in Berlin. All views are personal.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his plans to hold an urgent call with other leaders about a US-Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his agenda Friday in order to hold an urgent call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other European leaders about a US-Russian plan to end the...
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s promises to revive Germany are falling flat. With a stalled economy, party infighting, and rising far-right support, voters’ patience is running out — and few want him leading the next election
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When Friedrich Merz became Germany’s chancellor this year, he promised to revive a moribund economy, rebuild the nation’s neglected infrastructure and make the country relevant on the global stage...
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Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says China has agreed to resume deliveries of Nexperia chips from plants in the country, signaling a potential breakthrough in a clash that risked disrupting global auto production
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Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said China has agreed to resume deliveries of Nexperia chips from plants in the country, signaling a potential breakthrough in a clash that risked disrupting global...
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Germany’s chancellor is trying to tug power back to Berlin — and keep it from accumulating in Brussels
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Friedrich Merz wants to see Germany driving the most important decisions in Europe again.
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said NATO is ready to defend its territory against any Russian incursion while also stressing that the military alliance has no desire to escalate conflict with the Kremlin
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said NATO is ready to defend its territory against any Russian incursion while also stressing that the military alliance has no desire to escalate conflict...
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Merz called for more regulatory flexibility from the EU, throwing his weight behind the German auto industry’s push to soften rules that would effectively ban combustion engine vehicles in 10 years
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for more regulatory flexibility from the European Union, throwing his weight behind the German auto industry’s push to soften rules that would effectively ban...
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he’s hopeful a long-stalled free-trade accord between the EU and India can be concluded by autumn
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he’s hopeful a long-stalled free-trade accord between the European Union and India can be concluded as soon as the autumn of this year.
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Germany will halt deliveries to Israel of military equipment that could be used in operations in the Gaza Strip, taking the step over concern for humanitary suffering in the territory
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Germany said it’s halting deliveries to Israel of military equipment that could be used in operations in the Gaza Strip, drawing a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul signaled his government could speed up the process of recognizing a Palestinian state should Israel annex the West Bank
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul signaled his government could speed up the process of recognizing a Palestinian state should Israel annex the West Bank.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz successfully navigated a meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office without falling victim to the public humiliation the American president has doled out to other leaders
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz successfully navigated a 40-minute meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office without falling victim to the public humiliation the American president has doled out...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington for his inaugural meeting with Donald Trump next week
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington for his inaugural meeting with US President Donald Trump next week, almost a month after starting his term leading Europe’s largest economy.
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said after meeting his US counterpart that he’s optimistic Washington will issue new sanctions against Russia if President Vladimir Putin continues to dodge a peace agreement with Ukraine
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said after meeting his US counterpart Marco Rubio that he’s optimistic Washington will issue new sanctions against Russia if President Vladimir Putin continues...
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Germany is considering restrictions on military exports to Israel over concerns about civilian suffering in Gaza, a notable shift from one of the country’s biggest weapons suppliers
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Germany is considering restrictions on military exports to Israel over concerns about civilian suffering in Gaza, a notable shift from one of the country’s biggest weapons suppliers.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine’s allies decided several months ago to drop restrictions on the use of the weapons they’ve provided to allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine’s allies decided several months ago to drop restrictions on the use of the weapons they’ve provided to allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia.
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Als Reaktion auf die Entscheidung der Trump-Administration, der Harvard-Universität die Aufnahme ausländischer Studenten zu verbieten, bietet Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer der amerikanischen Elite-Uni die Gründung eines Exil-Campus in Deutschland an.
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Als Reaktion auf die Entscheidung der Trump-Administration, der Harvard-Universität die Aufnahme ausländischer Studenten zu verbieten, bietet Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer der amerikanischen...
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Following the Trump administration's move to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students, Germany has offered to establish an "exile campus" for the university.
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Universities in Asia and Europe are hoping Donald Trump’s latest attack on Harvard will hand them a decisive advantage as they try to reverse a decades-old brain drain of talent to the US, with...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz currently sees no risk that Italy’s UniCredit SpA will be able to take over Commerzbank AG
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz currently sees no risk that Italy’s UniCredit SpA will be able to take over Commerzbank AG.
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says his country is prepared to spend 5% of GDP on defense, committing to a goal pushed for by Donald Trump
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said his country is prepared to move toward spending 5% of its economic output on defense, backing a goal pushed by US President Donald Trump for NATO members...
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