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Germany's ruling coalition collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires finance minister
The three-year-old union between Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner's Free Democratic Party (FDP) had been on shaky ground for some time.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
Friedrich Merz, the man who would be Germany’s next chancellor
The CDU leader gave up a lucrative business career and is now bidding to unseat Olaf ScholzWorld - Financial Times - November 15 -
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Germany’s Chancellor Scholz announces he is firing his finance minister, which could undermine his three-party coalition
Germany’s Chancellor Scholz announces he is firing his finance minister, which could undermine his three-party coalitionWorld - ABC News - November 6 -
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Why chancellors need fiscal rules
Rachel Reeves’s new set-up frees up capital spending but her ability to reap benefits depends on many other thingsBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Chancellor to announce five new UK freeports in the Budget
Labour to expand tax-free import scheme in a bid to boost economic growth across the countryBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Chancellor set to hike employers' National Insurance to raise £20bn
Rachel Reeves is also expected to lower the threshold for when employers start paying the tax, in next week's Budget.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
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Chancellor sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments
The government says it will invest £1.57bn in new equipment and buildings, in a bid to increase appointments.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Rachel Reeves: The chess fanatic playing Labour's first big gambit
Profile of the UK's first female chancellor as she prepares to deliver first Labour Budget in 14 years.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Chris Mason: Chancellor will set agenda for years to come
Rachel Reeves' historic first Budget will set the agenda for the Labour government for years to come.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Watch: Reeves 'deeply proud' to be first female chancellor
The Chancellor has presented her first Budget in the Commons.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Chancellor announces £1.5bn for Stormont next year
Rachel Reeves also gives the go ahead to funding for Causeway Coast and Mid South West growth deals.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
UK Autumn Budget 2024: the chancellor’s speech in full
Rachel Reeves’ statement to the House of CommonsWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
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German Chancellor Scholz signals concessions on timing of confidence vote
Bringing the ballot forward would pave the way for snap elections in JanuaryWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West
The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years between Mr. Putin and Chancellor Olaf ScholzBusiness - The New York Times - November 16 -
Farmers gather for protest over tax changes
Thousands packed into the Eikon Exhibition Centre to protest against planned changes to inheritance tax on family farms.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
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Trump’s aspiration isn’t Nazi Germany, it’s feudal Germany
Trumpism is merely a cult of personality, and Trumpworld is an untidy amalgam of hero-worshippers, opportunists, zealots, grifters and closeted responsible politicians who publicly abase themselves ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Is Germany’s business model broken?
All three of the country’s major industries are in crisis, and the economy is flatlining. Are politicians finally waking up?World - Financial Times - November 5 -
Germany's Fractious Government Collapses
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed a pro-business party from his governing coalition, ending a three-year alliance marked by increasing internal dissent and political stasis.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 6 -
The eastern inheritance of united Germany
History, political culture and social conditions of the former communist region repay close attentionWorld - Financial Times - November 9 -
Vodafone’s revenue drops in Germany
UK telecoms group hit by law changes over bundling TV with rent in its biggest marketWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
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Germany’s deepening political crisis
Chancellor Scholz’s three-party coalition government has fallen apartTop stories - BBC News - November 13