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Germany poised to get new conservative chancellor Friedrich Merz
A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor ...
Germany's SPD members back coalition with Merz
Germany's Social Democrats have backed a treaty for a coalition with the CDU/CSU conservatives, the party said on Wednesday, ...
Politico Europe12h
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.
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz secures German government coalition after months of political drift
German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...
Germany's new government vows tougher border controls once Merz takes office
The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat ...
Politico Europe19h
Merz can’t count on Macron to save the EU’s Latin American trade deal
The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN11h
Path clear for Merz to launch new German govt next week
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz cleared the final hurdle Wednesday to launching a new government next week ...
Euractiv17h
‘Sheriff’ Merz is in EPP town
“The German Christian Democrats have come back for good in the EPP […] Merz is the new sheriff in town and von der Leyen is ...