‘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…
France and Germany to bring back military service as Russia threat looms – The Irish Times
France and Germany are to bring back military service to bolster national defence, part of a historic reversal…
Geneva war talks: Europeans discuss changes to Ukraine-Russia peace plan with US secretary of state Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio said talks in Geneva were ‘very worthwhile’ and constituted the most productive day in ‘a very…
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 coalition agrees on urgent measures to revive economy – POLITICO
“The economy is under pressure, and everything we decided yesterday reflects this pressure,” Bärbel Bas, the SPD’s labor…
At German auto crisis meet, Merz vows to fight EU gas guzzler ban
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is hoping to rev up the struggling German auto industry (Tobias SCHWARZ) Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
Germany revises 2025 growth forecast to 0.2%, rising to 1.3% next year
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new government said Wednesday it expects Europe’s biggest economy to see minimal growth of…
John Downing: With Budget 2026 upon us, here’s what Ireland can learn from the economic struggles of Germany, France and the UK
Germany, France and the UK are all facing difficult decisions Budget 2026 – here’s everything we know so…
German government looks to AI and cutting red tape to revive economy
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Wednesday to make Europe’s biggest economy competitive…
Unemployment hits 14-year high as Germany waits for Merz’s stimulus – POLITICO
Indeed, the local headlines are being conspicuously dominated by national champions shedding staff. Earlier this week, Lufthansa said…