Allies need to ramp up arms production, NATO’s chief Mark Rutte says in Berlin
Published on 09/07/2025 – 19:14 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT German Chancellor Friedrich Merz received NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in…
Germany’s Merz backs joint fighter jet project but says rift with France remains – POLITICO
Merz’s comments come at a time of increased friction between Berlin and Paris after French industrial players pushed…
Germany’s Merz sees decisions on debt brake reform by spring 2026
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects his government to take decisions on a possible reform of Germany’s…
Germany’s Merz ‘cautiously optimistic’ about US trade deal in next days – POLITICO
Merz is under enormous pressure from German industry, particularly from automakers, to push the EU to seal a…
Germany’s ‘dirty work’ scandal – Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Controversy is still swirling around the German chancellor’s remarks on the Iran-Israel war, with a rapidly…
German court deals blow to Merz’s migration crackdown – POLITICO
The plaintiffs in the case were an Afghan woman who, before the Taliban takeover, worked as a law…
Poland’s border checks: Beginning of the end of Schengen?
When Poland introduced border checks with Germany and Lithuania this week, it wasn’t the first time that a…
No, Germany is not imposing a ‘solidarity tax’ to fund Ukraine and Israel
Published on 08/07/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Two months after Friedrich Merz was sworn in as Germany’s tenth…
foment US-style polarization – POLITICO
Needing the far left as a foil For the AfD, the clearest political foil is the Left, a…
Dozens of Iranian-German citizens file complaint against Merz for backing Israeli war on Iran
Dozens of Iranian-German citizens have signed an online petition and filed a complaint with Germany’s Federal Court against…