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The Economist20h
Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak
Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...
The Local - Germany1h
How is Germany's future government planning to shake up immigration?
The incoming CDU/CSU and SPD coalition looks set to take a much tougher stance on migration - with Union politicians even ...
Friedrich Merz's party approves German coalition agreement, bringing him closer to the chancellery
German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...
Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor
Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...
Politico Europe2d
Germany’s center-left leader will be finance minister in the Merz government
SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.
Chatham House1d
Merz and Macron can restart Europe’s Franco–German engine
As Friedrich Merz becomes German chancellor, Emmanuel Macron may finally have found the partner he needs for France and ...
Euractiv1d
Merz is the new ‘sheriff’ in EPP’s town
Delegates at the EPP congress believe Germany's Christian Democrats and their incoming chancellor will take charge of the ...
Politico Europe3d
Merz announces first German Cabinet choices
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting hands key ministries to CDU veterans and business figures, setting the tone for a more ...