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Drugmakers propose swift pandemic response benefiting poorer countries
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Global drugmakers are lobbying for wealthy nations to fund a supply mechanism that would secure vaccines for low-income countries without delay in case of a new pandemic,…
German Greens vote to enter government coalition talks
BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Germany's Green party on Sunday followed its prospective partner, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), in clearing the…
German SPD chief Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as chancellor
BERLIN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Olaf Scholz, took a major step towards succeeding Angela…
Germany’s SPD, Greens and FDP want formal coalition talk
Leaders from Germany's centre-left Social Democrats and two smaller parties will recommend to their party bases moving into formal coalition talks after…
German SPD expects to lead new coalition this year as talks deepen
Germany's Social Democrats began in-depth exploratory coalition talks on Monday with two smaller parties and expressed confidence that the three would form…
Germany’s next government faces three big economic challenges
Chancellor Angela Merkel has steered Germany through many crises over the past 16 years, but she has also left behind a mixed…
German CDU leader Laschet offered to stand aside – media
BERLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Armin Laschet offered to make way for a successor after leading his party to…
German Social Democrats upbeat over coalition talks as conservatives regroup
BERLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) began talks aimed at forming a ruling coalition on Thursday, amid reports that…
UPDATED: German “kingmakers” to start three-way coalition talks with SPD
Germany's Greens and business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP) have agreed to begin three-way talks on Thursday with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on…
It takes three to tango – Germany’s intricate coalition dance
Whether the Social Democrats' Olaf Scholz or a conservative becomes the next German chancellor, they will probably need to bring into their…