12

Oct

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 a new government this year following an inconclusive…

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12

Oct

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

The gravestones of fallen soldiers at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. The Rheinberg War Cemetery is a war graves site which was established by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)…

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11

Oct

German Prosecutors convinced Madeline McCann was killed by suspect convicted paedophile

Prosecutors investigating the Madeleine McCann case have said they are certain suspect Christian Brueckner murdered her. German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolter said investigators have enough evidence to bring a charge against the suspect but…

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10

Oct

UPDATE – Merkel vows German commitment to Israel in farewell visit

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Sunday that her country would preserve its post-Holocaust commitment to Israel, which hailed her as a "moral compass" for Europeans at…

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09

Oct

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 legacy and failed to tackle some deep structural…

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09

Oct

European Qualifiers: Germany, Netherlands, Russia, and Croatia grind out wins

Late Mueller goal earns 2-1 comeback win for Germany over Romania HAMBURG -Substitute Thomas Mueller scored an 81st minute winner to complete Germany's 2-1 comeback win over visitors Romania in…

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08

Oct

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 second place in last month's national election, multiple…

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06

Oct

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 forming a new coalition government following a national…

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05

Oct

After talks with both sides, Germany’s kingmakers pause to reflect

Germany's would-be kingmakers will take the next two days to consider how they will proceed with negotiations to form a new coalition to govern Europe's largest economy, the Green party's…

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05

Oct

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 coalition two smaller parties that are far apart…

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03

Oct

ANALYSIS-In post-Merkel EU, Macron can’t exert leadership without allies

Angela Merkel's exit from the EU stage she dominated for 16 years has handed French President Emmanuel Macron an opportunity to take up the mantle of European leadership and press…

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03

Oct

German liberals press conservatives to say if they want to govern

Germany's liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) pressed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives to say whether they really want to lead a new coalition government, ramping up pressure on its would-be ruling…

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02

Oct

SPD-led German coalition doable by year end, party co-leader says

BERLIN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A three-way German government led by the Social Democrats (SPD) should be ready to take office by the end of the year, the co-leader of…

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01

Oct

Supply bottlenecks dampen outlook for German manufacturers -PMI

BERLIN, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Supply bottlenecks dampened German manufacturing activity in September, a survey showed on Friday, as factories reported a drop in new orders and output constraints. IHS…

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01

Oct

Germany will stay committed to Libya after I’m gone, says Merkel

Germany will remain committed to supporting Libya even after the government changes in Berlin, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday at a joint news briefing with the head…

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30

Sep

German unemployment falls in September despite supply bottlenecks

German unemployment fell in September, official figures showed on Thursday, suggesting that supply chain bottlenecks hitting industrial firms have not yet taken toll on recovery in Europe's biggest economy. The…

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30

Sep

UPDATED: German 96-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect apprehended after fleeing ahead of trial

A 96-year-old German woman was arrested after she fled ahead of the opening on Thursday of her trial on charges of aiding and abetting mass murder in a Nazi concentration…

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30

Sep

German coalition talks could get going by mid-Oct – CDU’s Spahn

Germany's political parties should be clear by the middle of October about who will take part in formal coalition talks after the Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday's national election, the…

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29

Sep

Young Germans tired of status quo put faith in Greens, liberals

Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens could not be further apart on issues like taxation, climate change and fiscal policy, but Sunday's election revealed one thing they do have…

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29

Sep

Merkel congratulated Scholz on German election success – govt spokesperson

German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Olaf Scholz, the leader of the Social Democrats, on his election success, a government spokesperson said in a written statement on Tuesday. In the national…

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29

Sep

German Greens, FDP cosy up to build coalition

The leaders of Germany's Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) posted a smiling selfie of themselves on Wednesday and said they were finding some common ground in preliminary talks about joining…

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29

Sep

German freight industry says British visas won’t draw truckers

A plan by the British government to issue temporary visas for 5,000 foreign truck drivers in the run-up to Christmas will not attract back drivers who left after Brexit, the…

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28

Sep

Left or right, German election leaves investors braced for more spending

The purse strings have been loosened and will stay that way, no matter who heads Germany's new government. That's the verdict from investors who see potential gains for segments such as…

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28

Sep

German CDU’s Laschet admits ‘painful losses’ in federal election, insists on coalition talks

Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) expressed concern on Monday at the scale of the party's defeat in the former Communist East in Sunday's federal election that marks the end of the…

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27

Sep

Possible German coalition governments

Germany faces the possibility months of tough negotiations to form a coalition government after the federal election on Sunday, with three parties needing to team up to clear the threshold…

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27

Sep

EU parliament chief congratulates Scholz as German election winner

The head of the European Parliament congratulated Olaf Scholz, the chancellor candidate for Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) as winner after a narrow election victory, the first official European Union reaction…

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27

Sep

Berliners vote to expropriate large landlords in non-binding referendum

A majority of voters in Berlin wants city hall to expropriate major landlords such as Vonovia and Deutsche Wohnen to help reduce rents in the German capital, provisional referendum results…

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27

Sep

German capital Berlin to get first female mayor

The Social Democrats (SPD) won the regional election to lead the state government in Berlin, according to provisional results on Monday, meaning that their candidate Franziska Giffey will become the…

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27

Sep

UPDATED: Pledging stability, German SPD seeks three-way alliance to succeed Merkel

German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday to strengthen the European Union and keep up the transatlantic partnership in a three-way coalition government he hopes to form by Christmas…

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27

Sep

German SPD seeks allies to replace Merkel-led coalition

Germany's Social Democrats were set on Monday to start the process of trying to form a government after they narrowly won their first national election since 2005 to end 16…

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27

Sep

German SPD beat conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor

Germany's Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday's national election, projected results showed, and claimed a "clear mandate" to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16…

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26

Sep

German SPD edges ahead of conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats came first by a narrow margin in Sunday's national election, projected results showed, putting them in pole position to lead a government…

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26

Sep

UPDATE – German CDU’s Laschet vows to try to build conservative-led government

UPDATE - BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Germany's conservative CDU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet said his party could not be satisfied with the results of an election on Sunday but…

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26

Sep

How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany’s election

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Reactions from senior German politicians and others after exit polls from Sunday's national election https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germans-vote-close-election-decide-merkel-successor-2021-09-25 showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's…

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26

Sep

UPDATE – Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germans went to the polls on Sunday in a national election too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor…

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26

Sep

InDepth – German Bundestag could expand again after elections

Berlin (dpa) - The next German parliament could be even bigger than the current one, according to a leading election researcher. Based on the latest polls, Robert Vehrkamp from the Bertelsmann media group…

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25

Sep

Jamaica, traffic lights or kiwis: Germany’s coalition conundrum

A narrowing of the polls has turned what looked like a homeward romp for Germany's conservatives into a tight race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, with multiple potential coalitions after…

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25

Sep

German millionaires rush assets to Switzerland ahead of election

A potential lurch to the left in Germany's election on Sunday is scaring millionaires into moving assets into Switzerland, bankers and tax lawyers say. If the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD),…

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25

Sep

Final rallies in Germany before Sunday’s knife-edge vote

Germany's election is too close to call, with the latest polls putting the two main parties fighting to come out top almost neck and neck. Polls suggest an unusually tight…

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25

Sep

World’s youth take to the streets again to battle climate change

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to demand urgent action to avert disastrous climate change, in their largest protest since the start…

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23

Sep

German conservatives raise spectre of far-left rule ahead of election

A shadow is looming over Germany's election: the spectre of the far-left Linke party, heir to the communists who once ruled East Germany, coming in from the political wilderness. At…

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23

Sep

German election race tightens three days before vote

The German election race heated up on Thursday as the lead of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) over Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives narrowed to just four points, three days before…

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23

Sep

Germany seeks backing for Tedros at WHO as deadline for proposing candidates set to expire

Germany is seeking support from other European Union members to ensure a second term for Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the helm of the World Health Organisation, but African states have…

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22

Sep

WHO’s Tedros wins German backing for second term

BERLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn backed a second term for World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and called on other countries to support the…

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21

Sep

German electoral race remains open but SDP solidifies lead

Less than a week before Germany's federal election, the race remains open with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) leading in voter polls as the country searches for a new chancellor…

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20

Sep

Vestas to shut plants in Spain, Germany and Denmark

Wind turbine maker Vestas said on Monday it would cease production at three plants in Spain, Germany and Denmark as part of the integration of its onshore and offshore business.…

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20

Sep

No target date for lifting coronavirus curbs, German govt says

The German government was not giving a target date for lifting coronavirus-related social distancing regulations since there was no certainty about how the pandemic would develop this winter, a spokesman…

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20

Sep

SPD’s Scholz wins third TV debate as German election draws close

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz brushed off a last-gasp attack from his conservative rival in a televised election debate on Sunday, cementing his position as front runner to succeed Chancellor Angela…

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19

Sep

Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff called on political parties to agree quickly on who should succeed her after next Sunday's election and avoid the kind of protracted coalition…

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16

Sep

German police arrest four over threat to synagogue

DUESSELDORF, Germany, Sept 16 (Reuters) - German police said on Thursday they had arrested four people, including a 16-year-old boy, after they received information about a possible threat to a…

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15

Sep

German election too close to call as many voters still undecided

Germany's federal election is too close to call as the number of still undecided voters hit a record high less than two weeks before the poll, in which centre-right Chancellor…

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14

Sep

Merkel sees long road for Western Balkan states to EU membership

Western Balkan states have a long way to go to achieve membership in the European Union but it is Germany's goal that they do, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. At a joint news…

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13

Sep

In Germany’s election hashtag debate, activists win battle for ‘likes

Sept 13 (Reuters) - As the main contenders in the race to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's next chancellor faced off in a televised debate on Sunday night, their political…

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13

Sep

Germany has four months to certify Nord Stream 2 pipeline

FRANKFURT, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Germany's energy regulator on Monday said it had four months to complete a certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after receiving all necessary…

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12

Sep

German SPD extends lead over Merkel’s conservatives before TV election debate

BERLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have opened up a bigger lead over Armin Laschet's conservative bloc, a poll showed on Sunday ahead of a primetime television…

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12

Sep

Bavaria’s CSU rallies behind struggling Laschet as German vote looms

BERLIN (Reuters) - Armin Laschet, the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor, received strong support from Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) on Saturday as he mounts a…

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10

Sep

Photo Story: Pumpkin festival in Mechernich

A pumpkin sculpture forms a circus elephant on a field in Mechernich, Germany.  With what is said to be the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia's largest pumpkin show, the…

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