Last week Germany’s conservative CDU party and its social-democrat counterpart agreed on a coalition deal, but how does it look at home and in Brussels?
Category: 3. Europe
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Is Friedrich Merz more popular in Brussels than in Berlin? | Radio Schuman
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New EU border IT system ‘expected for October’
Simon Jones & Daniel Sexton & Hsin-Yi LoBBC News, South East
Getty ImagesThe new entry/exit system’s introduction has been delayed by technical problems New digital border checks which would hit millions of people travelling to and from Europe are expected to come into effect in October, according…
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EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets | Aid
The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has captured headlines, but “very regrettable” reductions in European aid budgets are also contributing to a void in support for some of the poorest people in the…
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Vorsicht vor dem Fehlstart! – POLITICO
– Streit vor dem Start: Warum das Gezerre um Mindestlohn, Mütterrente und Steuern die Ambitionslosigkeit des Koalitionsvertrags aufdeckt, kommentiert Gordon Repinski.
– Halbierung von Beauftragten: Wie aus über 40 gut 20 Bundesbeauftragte werden sollen, aber niemand einen…
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Trump says Zelensky shares blame for war dead
Donald Trump has said Volodymyr Zelensky shares the blame with Russian President Vladimir Putin for “millions of people dead” in the Ukraine war.
The US president was responding to reporters’ questions during a meeting with El Salvador’s leader at the White House.
“When you start a war you got to…
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The US Army is about to get smaller, especially in Europe
What are the Trump administration’s plans for the U.S. Army at home and abroad?
The question hung over recent House and Senate hearings with Pentagon officials about security challenges facing the United States. “The Department [of Defense…
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Europe’s race to rearm is pointless if its adversaries are waging war online | Johnny Ryan
Europe is scrambling to remilitarise. The European Commission is raising a €150bn (£129bn) defence fund and is calling on EU countries to invest €650bn (£561bn) more. Germany has cast aside its government debt limit to invest hundreds of…
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Europe is already suffering the 'serious impacts’ of climate change, new report reveals
Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least €18 billion in damages.
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‘Tropical nights’ in European holiday hotspots are soaring | Science, Climate & Tech News
‘Tropical nights’ might sound like a beach-side party, or a refreshing cocktail, but the reality is less entertaining.
In fact, tropical nights – when temperatures don’t dip below 20C – have become an increasingly common, sweaty…
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