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Why Germany’s debt rules are a bellwether for EU defence spending
Also in this newsletter: can European lawmakers convince the US to change its tone on digital taxes?Financial Times - Feb. 25 -
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Germany’s AfD brings ‘friendly face of National Socialism’ into fold
Far-right parliamentary group embraces radicals after record gains in Sunday’s electionFinancial Times - Feb. 25 -
German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany
The central bank’s president said it was “not possible to rule out” a third year of no economic growth.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
At least 2 people hurt as shots are fired near a courthouse in western Germany
Police say that at least two people were injured when shots were fired near a courthouse in western GermanyABC News - Feb. 26 -
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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 . Six beaming election winners huddled around a table and not a woman among them: a viral social ...The Guardian - Feb. 27 -
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Mirroring the far right on immigration backfired for Germany’s political centre | Johannes Hillje
Even the Greens hardened their rhetoric and lost votes as a result. The message is clear: the new government must offer hope, not hatred. Germany’s next government will be a coalition of the ...The Guardian - 6d -
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Germany’s Merz in ‘difficult’ talks over plans to boost defence spending
Debate over multibillion-Euro top-up to military fund is playing a central role in exploratory coalition discussionsFinancial Times - 6d -
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Just 1 voter backed AfD in Germany's smallest town
In the smallest town in Germany, just one out of 228 eligible voters cast their ballot for Alternative for Germany even as the far-right, anti-immigrant party’s saw historic gains elsewhere in the ...ABC News - 6d -
Germany and the European Union should brace for difficult structural reforms
Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament.The Hill - 6d -
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At least 1 killed in apparent vehicle ramming attack in Mannheim, Germany
Police in Mannheim, Germany asked people to avoid the downtown area amid an ongoing operation after a vehicle reportedly hit a crowd.CBS News - 3d -
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At least one dead after suspected Germany car ramming
A car drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim, killing at least one person, according to German police. Local authorities said a police operation was under way in the ...NBC News - 3d -
2 killed and several injured in suspected car ramming in Mannheim, Germany
At least two people were killed and several more were injured in a suspected car ramming in the west German city of Mannheim on Monday, officials said.NBC News - 3d -
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At Least Two Killed After Car Rams Crowd in Mannheim, Germany
The police in Mannheim, in the country’s southwest, said that the driver, a 40-year-old German citizen, had been arrested and that they did not believe he had a political motive.The New York Times - 3d -
Germany’s Merz says Trump-Zelensky fight a 'deliberate escalation' by US
Germany's Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country's next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday resulted ...The Hill - 3d -
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Germany’s future coalition partners to relax debt rules to boost defence budget
Conservative alliance and Social Democrats to propose exempting spending of more than 1% of GDP on defence. The prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen ...The Guardian - 2d -
Germany’s Merz strikes ‘game-changing’ deal to boost defence spending
Move to relax debt brake marks historic shift in country’s conservative approach to borrowingFinancial Times - 1d -
Germany still will be more austere than U.S. even if spending splurge approved
The incredible thing about Germany’s finances is that planned extra spending of about $1 trillion still would put them as having the lowest debt-to-gross domestic product of the Group of Seven ...MarketWatch - 1d -
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European markets soar as Germany lifts ‘debt brake’ to raise defence spending
Berlin’s ‘big bazooka’ move sends industrial stocks surging but fiscal sea change also hikes borrowing costs. Business live – German debt ‘bazooka’ rallies stocks and euro European financial ...The Guardian - 1d -
Tesla has another bad month in Germany as sales tumble 76%
Tesla has its second straight difficult month in Germany, as data released Wednesday showed that vehicle registrations fell 76% in February in Europe’s largest economy.MarketWatch - 1d -
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Germany seeks ‘long-term’ EU exemption for defence spending
Friedrich Merz leads German pivot in Europe’s ‘rearmament’ raceFinancial Times - 1d -
Germany’s ‘whatever it takes’ spending push to end years of stagnation
Europe’s largest economy could return to pre-pandemic growth trendFinancial Times - 21h -
Why Germany’s defence splurge pushes EU allies to follow suit
Also in this newsletter: cranking up the pressure on low-cost parcelsFinancial Times - 20h -
Global bond sell-off deepens as Germany jolts markets
German borrowing costs climb as yields also rise across Eurozone and JapanFinancial Times - 13h -
Don’t mention the war: in Germany, politicians are hiding the truth about defence spending | Paul Taylor
By centring the discourse on immigration, MPs have handed support to the far right – and hidden a ticking economic timebomb from voters. The candidates to lead Germany’s next government are ...The Guardian - Feb. 20
