Merz to visit UK this month to sign Anglo-German treaty – POLITICO
Starmer’s team has been courting closer relations with Berlin since they were in opposition, particularly on defense and…
A German town’s conundrum – POLITICO
For Schwedt, plugging the tangled metallic mesh of pipelines, distillation units and towering chimneys back into Moscow’s oil…
EU splits weaken its hand in crunch trade talks with Trump – POLITICO
“The Commission has so far — fortunately — pushed back against the most immediate German instincts,” Kleimann said.…
Focus turns to money as German political honeymoon ends – The Irish Times
Berlin tourist guides like to tell visitor groups, as they float along the Spree river each day, that…
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…