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Song made famous by Aretha Franklin is on military band’s set list for handover of chancellery to Friedrich MerzThe German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is to be played out of office by a military band who will perform tunes chosen by him that are intended …
Von der Leyen calls tariffs ‘a major blow to world economy’ while calling for last-ditch negotiationsEuropean leaders have condemned Donald Trump’s tariffs as “fundamentally wrong” and creating an “immense difficulty for Europe”, while appealing for la…
Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefireEuropean leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was “not the time” to lift sanctions against Ru…
Conservative bloc and SPD to start full coalition talks as chancellor-in-waiting plans to revive ailing economyGermany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz came a step closer on Saturday to forming a government that he says will revive Europe’…
Conservative alliance and Social Democrats to propose exempting spending of more than 1% of GDP on defenceThe prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spen…
Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ mottoThe man expected to be Germany’s next chancellor has said Europe must act swiftly to increase its defence capability in the…
Friedrich Merz can rebuild European relationships and be a driving force on defence spending, but faces Trump’s upending of postwar certaintiesGermany has long been seen as the EU’s “indispensable nation” – the biggest, richest and most consequential p…
The country faces weeks or even months of coalition negotiations after no party won a majorityIt has been a extraordinary election in Germany, and the result has been keenly awaited around the world to see what new government might emerge in Europe’s l…
Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms largeEurope correspondentThe three-way “traffic-light” coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens rul…
This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the election here and find all our coverage of the election hereOpinion is divided as Germany faces what some describe as the “most important election in their lifetime”. The country is expected…