#theguardian.com. × Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger ‘economic turmoil’. US president’s plan could prove to be an economic shock to both blocs, German thinktank says
#Feb.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Merz’s all-male team photo revives question of gender equality in Germany. Image posted on social media rekindles idea that prospective new chancellor has a Frauenproblem
#Feb.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Western Europeans say immigration is high and poorly managed, survey finds. Significant proportion in seven nations surveyed for YouGov poll believe immigration has had negative effect
#Feb.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘I felt nothing but disgust’: Tesla owners vent their anger at Elon Musk. The tycoon’s links with Donald Trump and Germany’s far-right AfD have slammed the brakes on sales and put the car’s owners in a spin
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × AfD readmits two politicians excluded over Nazi-related remarks. After Sunday’s election the far-right party has decided to allow Maximilian Krah and Matthias Helferich to return to the parliamentary group
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × German parliament in race against time to sign off on new defence fund. Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor, has spoken of urgent need for ramped-up defence, but ‘blocking minority’ could form in future Bundestag
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties. Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Tusk says European leaders heading to London to discuss joint plans on defence – Europe live. Polish prime minister says EU leaders will meet on Sunday and calls for greater defence mobilisation across Europe
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Germany election: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe. Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ motto
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Elon Musk congratulates AfD’s Alice Weidel on far-right gains in German election. Far-right party co-leader says billionaire called her personally after it came second in Sunday’s poll
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Merz strikes urgent tone in calling for more European independence from US. Stance of German alliance’s leader could herald closer ties with France but ‘debt brake’ poses obstacle to spending
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × First Thing: Zelenskyy hails ‘three years of resistance’ on anniversary of Russian invasion. It follows Russia’s biggest ever aerial attack on Ukraine. Plus, far-right AfD doubles support in German election
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Just Eat Takeaway.com bought by South Africa’s Prosus in €4bn deal. Food delivery group’s board approves takeover by investor in German rival Delivery Hero
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Germany: Merz calls for European ‘independence’ from US after Conservatives win election – Europe live. Donald Trump has made it clear he is ‘fairly indifferent to Europe’s fate’, says CDU leader who plans to form a coalition by Easter
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Monday briefing: Merz will be Germany’s chancellor – but extremists are waiting in the wings. In today’s newsletter: The far-right AfD may have come second, but at 20% they have been held off by the performance of mainstream parties, with the CDU leader Friedrich Merz on course to be the new ch
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Will Germany’s new government restore its role as a bold leader of the EU?. Friedrich Merz can rebuild European relationships and be a driving force on defence spending, but faces Trump’s upending of postwar certainties
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Conservatives win German election but far-right AfD doubles support. Preliminary results show CDU/CSU will be largest party but success of Alternative für Deutschland likely to complicate formation of a government
#Feb.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘Now is the time of monsters’: young Berliners despair at far-right surge. Alternative für Deutschland projected to finish second in federal election with about 20% of the vote
#Feb.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Germany has voted. But what kind of government will it have?. The country faces weeks or even months of coalition negotiations after no party won a majority
#Feb.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × German election 2025: results in full – live. The CDU and far-right AfD have led in polls in the run-up to the election, but the makeup of the new Bundestag is uncertain, as the first seats start to declare. Follow the results live as they come in
#Feb.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × German election live: voters head to polls amid fears over Ukraine security, Trump and rise of far right. Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms large
#Feb.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings. Europe holds its breath as world’s third largest economic power and most populous EU country faces crossroads
#Feb.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × BMW pauses £600m upgrade to Oxford Mini plant as electric car demand falls. German carmaker will review plans for site which had been forecast to secure 4,000 jobs in EV production
#Feb.22.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × LGBTQ+ community in Germany rally against rise of far right ahead of elections. Community grapples with fear over ‘proliferation and normalisation of anti-queer and anti-trans sentiment in politics and the media’
#Feb.21.2025 ×
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