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Former European Parliament President Klaus Hänsch has died
Former European Parliament President Klaus Hänsch has died, current Parliament President Roberta Metsola confirmed. “His Parliament mourns the loss of a champion of Europe, who took office at a time…
German ex-leader Schroeder to remain member of Scholz’s SPD despite Russia ties
BERLIN, March 2 (Reuters) - Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who has become increasingly derided in Germany for his ties to Russia,…
Chancellor Scholz’s SPD party faces test in key state vote
BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - An election in Germany's most populous state on Sunday poses an early test for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's…
SPD approve German coalition agreement
BERLIN, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Members of Germany's Social Democratic party (SPD), which narrowly won a federal election in September, voted on…
Germany’s SPD will announce its ministers next week
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz said on Monday his Social Democrats (SPD) would wait for a party congress this weekend to approve a…
Three German parties reach coalition deal to end the Merkel era
BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he had reached a coalition deal to form a…
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…
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…
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…
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…