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Merkel sets sights on EU Commission, not ECB presidency

The European Commission presidency – not the European Central Bank – tops Chancellor Angela Merkel’s agenda. According to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Merkel is focusing...

Germany calls on Europe to form ‘counterweight’ to US

It’s time for Europe to reassess its partnership with the United States, according to Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. He said Europe should form...

Will Germany help Turkey?

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to visit Germany in September. Ahead of the visit, speculation is rife that Berlin could be ready...

European Greens on Nord Stream 2

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel at Schloss Meseberg on Saturday 18 August. Speaking ahead of the meeting, European Green...

Germany’s new ‘Aufstehen’ shakes up leftists

Germany’s Left party parliamentary leader, Sahra Wagenknecht, unveiled the first stage of her Aufstehen (“Stand Up”) initiative by rolling out a website that offers...

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