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Germany's SPD to Decide on Backing Coalition With Merz
Over the last two weeks, SPD members have voted on the coalition treaty drawn up by leaders of both parties. Their approval, ...
Germany's SPD members back coalition with Merz
BERLIN - Germany's Social Democrats members have backed a treaty for a coalition with the CDU/CSU conservatives, the party ...
Why is Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, so unpopular?
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, but his unpopularity raises questions about his leadership amidst ...
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Merz can’t count on Macron to save the EU’s Latin American trade deal
The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but ...
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‘Sheriff’ Merz is in EPP town
“The German Christian Democrats have come back for good in the EPP […] Merz is the new sheriff in town and von der Leyen is ...
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Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces cabinet posts
Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces cabinet posts Seven ministries will go to the CDU, seven to the SPD ...
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Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Friedrich Merz to be elected chancellor
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way ...
Why is Germany's Friedrich Merz so unpopular?
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won the German election — yet his personal popularity is low and getting ...
Why the EU is prepping retaliation tariffs even as it negotiates with the US
Context: US President Donald Trump levied so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on most of the world on April 2, hitting the EU with ...