German Foreign Minister Analene Berbock, who is making a surprise visit to Kiev, warned against falling for Russian delaying tactics in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
Trade tariffs on imported vehicles announced this week by US President Donald Trump could lead to a sharp decline in German car exports to the US, according to Deloitte data.
China is considering the possibility of joining a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, and has asked the European Union whether its European partners support such an initiative, the German newspaper Welt reported, citing diplomatic sources in Brussels.
European governments have expressed fear that radical consumption plans announced by the future German chancellor could impose a unique EU market and give an unfair competitive advantage.
The proposed spending package and debt limit reforms passed the Bundestag, with 513 votes in favor, more than the 489 needed for a two-thirds majority.
Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron said in Berlin tonight that Ukraine can count on continued military aid, after Russia demanded a "complete cessation" of Western military aid.
The plans of incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for state borrowing are facing legal challenges ahead of a key parliamentary vote. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party, has filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court, claiming there was not enough time for external experts to review the proposal. Independent MP Joana Kotar and three MPs from the Free Democratic Party (FDP) have also filed complaints to obstruct the vote.
Unknown perpetrators set four Tesla cars on fire in the Berlin area last night, and the police believe that these are criminal acts with a political motive.
German lawmakers in the outgoing parliament will meet today to discuss a €500 billion fund for infrastructure and defense, as well as changes to borrowing rules. Friedrich Merz, the winner of last month’s election, plans to secure the funds before the new parliament holds its first session on March 25, fearing opposition from right-wing and left-wing lawmakers.
Leading intelligence experts in the Bundestag are calling for the establishment of a European spy network, warning that Europe cannot rely on intelligence from the United States amid growing uncertainty.
Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated today that he is open to the idea of France expanding its nuclear shield in Europe as the continent seeks a response to the transatlantic alliance with the new administration of US President Donald Trump.
A German government charter flight carrying refugees from Afghanistan landed in Berlin on Wednesday (March 5), marking the second time within a week that a flight arrived.
Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's plans for Germany's extraordinary defense and infrastructure spending are facing hurdles, reports the Guardian newspaper's Berlin correspondent.
A car has plowed into a group of people in the western German city of Mannheim, the Mannheimer Morgen newspaper reported, citing witnesses, Reuters reports.
Local police said a police operation was underway in the city centre, but gave no further details.
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, whose bloc won the most votes in Sunday's parliamentary elections, said he wants to form a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Friedrich Merck, the potential new German chancellor and long-time supporter of transatlantic ties, said he now seeks security "independence" from the United States, and expressed doubts about the future of NATO, the alliance that has supported Western defense policy since World War II.
Polls opened in Germany today to elect 630 members of the new Bundestag, and the latest polls show that no party will have enough seats to form a government on its own.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the importance of keeping the path open for Ukraine to join the European Union and rejected suggestions that the country was to blame for its invasion by Russia, in a radio interview aired on Thursday.
The German authorities today strongly condemned the statement of US President Donald Trump, who called his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator", assessing that such a statement is "completely absurd", "false and dangerous".
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for unity between Europe and the United States on responsibility for Ukraine's security.
The German Foreign Ministry announced that the situation in Serbia is "worrying" and that activists are facing many threats for expressing their opinions.
Several tens of thousands of people gathered in Berlin today to protest against the extreme right that they do not want in power, and the rally was held a week before the early parliamentary elections in Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz paid tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday on the one-year anniversary of his death, saying he died “because he fought for democracy and freedom in Russia.”
A 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter died on Saturday from injuries sustained when an Afghan national drove his car into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, German police said. They are the first victims of the attack, according to Reuters.
