Merz rejects reported EU plan to force rental firms to buy EVs from 2030
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday criticised a reported draft EU plan to oblige car rental…
Western defence ministers meet to discuss providing Ukraine with weapons
ADVERTISEMENT Members of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), chaired by the UK and Germany, are meeting Monday…
Tariffs an unwelcome shock to a German economy already battling an exports slowdown – The Irish Times
Everyone in Germany knows to beware the so-called enkeltrick or grandchild trick: phone calls from a panicked grandchild…
Warsaw gloats, Berlin balks as EU budget fight turns national – POLITICO
Beyond the raw totals, the Commission’s plans also indicate whom Brussels trusts to handle sensitive tasks. Germany, Greece…
Germany’s Merz admits Europe has been a ‘free-rider’ on US defense – POLITICO
Last month, NATO members agreed to spend five percent of their GDP on defense, including 3.5 percent on…
Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals under tougher migration policy
ADVERTISEMENT Germany deported 81 Afghanistan nationals to their country of origin on Friday, marking the second such operation…
Germany’s Merz blasts Israeli offensive in Gaza – POLITICO
But Merz’s comments suggest his government’s position may have shifted amid Israel’s new military offensive in the Gaza…
Video of ‘German strike on Israel’ is AI-generated
Germany has expressed support for Israel after the war with Iran ended but rumours surfaced online saying the…
Von der Leyen’s plan to tax EU business looks doomed from the start – POLITICO
‘Very bad’ idea The idea of taxing turnover instead of profits is “very bad,” said Zsolt Darvas, a…
First German-UK defense pact since WWII followed by Moscow warning
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany and the United Kingdom have signed their first bilateral defense pact since World…