European leaders win Trump’s support to pressure Putin into unconditional ceasefire – POLITICO
The leaders from the four Kyiv allies had traveled to the Ukrainian capital together by train for a…
German ex-finance minister kills film producer’s dog with car – POLITICO
Reached for comment by Bild, Lindner confirmed the accident and said he did not know “the dog had…
Germany’s Merz meets NATO, EU chiefs in Brussels
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Brussels for talks with top EU and NATO leaders on his second…
Drama of Merz election signals end of Germany’s stable politics
Germany was long a beacon of stability in Europe, its politics often reassuringly boring. The high drama of…
France could now prove the weak link in the Franco-German engine – POLITICO
Just as significant, however, is Merz’s second foreign visit, which is set to be with Polish Prime Minister…
Merz is weakened from Day 1. Europe will pay the price. – POLITICO
Last year, French President Emmanuel Macron took a gamble on a snap election in an effort to crush…
Conservative leader Merz set to become Germany’s chancellor
CDU leader Friedrich Merz signs the coalition treaty in Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2025. (PHOTO / AP) BERLIN…
Will Germany’s Merz try to ban the far-right AfD?
When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a…
The winners and losers from Europe’s largest party’s big bash – POLITICO
That’s music to the ears of far-right politicians around the bloc, who might think the EPP’s move to…
Britain wants to reset its Brexit reset – POLITICO
Britain’s new government spent most of the fall bogged down in questions over where it stands on EU…