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…
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…
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…
Friedrich Merz’s fight to fix the German economy is already on the ropes – POLITICO
Dittrich called on the government to immediately do away with unnecessary bureaucracy and overhaul Germany’s social security system…
Draghi had a plan to save Europe’s economy. We’ve rated it, a year in – POLITICO
Joint debt: Let’s see Draghi has been a consistent advocate for EU joint borrowing of the kind carried…