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2025-03-16 20:32
By Thorsten Benner
Germany is rethinking everything nuclear
The incoming German government, rattled by the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump withdrawing security guarantees, is preparing a fundamental readjustment of its defense posture. The new coalition of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) has already agreed to push for changes to the debt brake that would pave the way to dramatically higher military spending. Germany’s likely next chancellor, CDU leader Friedrich Merz, stated that “in view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent,” the government’s new motto needs to be “whatever it takes.”
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2025-03-05 18:16
EU's von der Leyen proposes €800bn defense plan
The European Commission president says increasing defense spending is necessary in "an era of rearmament."
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2025-02-25 22:53
By Matin Jamshidi
Not yet taking the helm, Merz seeks to serve as subservient to Netanyahu
TEHRAN - Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor, told reporters on Monday that he would make sure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Germany despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
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2025-02-24 20:23
Merz calls for 'step by step' independence from US
Germany's next leader, Friedrich Merz, has issued a stark warning to Europe that the United States has become "largely indifferent" to the continent's fate and it must become independent.
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2025-02-24 02:13
Germany's conservatives win parliamentary polls, far right AfD scores historic result
Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday's elections with 28.6 percent of the vote.