UK and Germany ready mutual defense treaty – POLITICO
Key chapters include one devoted to defense, building on the Trinity House Agreement signed last year, which sets…
EU frets over government meddling in Spanish, Italian banking mergers – POLITICO
Rome did so by invoking its “golden power,” which was originally designed to stop foreign takeovers from threatening…
Poland’s tit-for-tat border checks further weaken Schengen – POLITICO
“Poland’s western border is ceasing to exist,” Mariusz Błaszczak, a senior PiS politician, warned last week. He blamed…
Poland to impose border checks with Germany, Lithuania – POLITICO
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday defended Germany’s border checks. “We naturally want to preserve this Schengen area, but freedom…
Russia says it now controls all of Ukraine’s Luhansk region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region said Monday that Moscow’s forces have…
Germany to help Ukraine make weapons more quickly – The Irish Times
Germany aims to help Ukraine manufacture more weapons more quickly as Kyiv looks to strengthen its negotiating position…
German conservative leader calls for European nuclear deterrent ‘independent’ from US – POLITICO
“Europe must become a deterrent,” said Spahn in the interview with Welt, which is owned by POLITICO parent…
Inside the Franco-German plot to kill Europe’s ethical supply chain law – POLITICO
Now, the survival of EU supply chain oversight rules is part of the new coalition agreement between the…
German minimum wage set to rise by about 14% over the next 18 months
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s minimum wage is set to rise by about 14% over the next 18 months…
Berlin should ‘avoid testing’ international law over Netanyahu, German president says – POLITICO
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the international legal order should be part of German identity but suggested Berlin…