Merz tours Forbidden City, attends robot boxing match on China visit
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday concluded his two-day visit to China with a tour of the Forbidden…
Germany Is About to Find Out Whether Its Recovery Is Real
Photographer: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Data from Germany in the coming days will shed light on whether Europe’s…
EU leaders grapple with how to build and finance a competitive Europe
Published on 10/02/2026 – 18:10 GMT+1•Updated 11/02/2026 – 7:01 GMT+1 EU leaders will gather on Thursday to informally…
Slash regulation if you want Single Market, Germany tells EU – POLITICO
However, Berlin warns that that will only be possible if it doesn’t mean giving up additional power to…
EU clings to hope it can defuse Trump at Davos – POLITICO
MEP Nicola Procaccini, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-hand man in the European Parliament, added: “We have to…
German coalition passes disputed pension package, ending rift – POLITICO
“This is not the end of our pension policy,” Merz said in a statement after the vote. “It’s…
Germany’s far left saves Merz from potential humiliation on pensions – POLITICO
The Left’s leaders said they were acting not to help the coalition but rather to protect pensioners from…
‘Generation war’ dogs pension debates in France and Germany – POLITICO
‘Fair to all generations’ Lawmakers in France are sparring this week over a highly contentious plan to freeze…
Germany’s Merz confronts conservative rebellion over pension reform – POLITICO
Merz is effectively stuck between the demands of young conservatives to reconsider the pension package and the obduracy…
Germany: Will pensions standoff bring Merz’s government into question?
By Euronews Published on 16/11/2025 – 22:13 GMT+1 •Updated 23:00 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed the government’s pension reform…
Germany Is Just Making Too Much Money in China to Back Away Now
Mercedes-AMG GmbH vehicles at the Shanghai Auto Show, 2025. (Bloomberg) — Germany’s business leaders have seen the flashing…
German government to subsidize industry’s energy prices in bid to revitalize economy
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing coalition agreed to subsidize energy prices for heavy industry over the next three…