Germany’s industrial engine sputters as Bosch axes 20,000 jobs – POLITICO
The move lands amid a deepening slump in the country’s automotive industry, long the backbone of German manufacturing.…
Germany trims this year’s growth forecast to 1% as its economy is slow to gather pace
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday trimmed its 2026 forecast for the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest,…
Europe’s year of existential risk – POLITICO
Activists protest outside Downing street against the recent policies of Donald Trump. | Guy Smallman/Getty Images Meanwhile, European…
Poland fumes about being cut out of Ukraine peace talks – POLITICO
In discussions now centered on cease-fire enforcement and security guarantees, past support matters less than deployable assets, and…
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…
Ukraine’s allies rush to counter Trump’s ‘non-starter’ peace plan – POLITICO
European leaders are now frantically working up counter-proposals to put to Trump in an effort to mitigate the…
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…
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…