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Germany’s centrist parties announced on Wednesday that they had formally reached a coalition agreement to allow Friedrich Merz, a conservative, to take the reins as chancellor at a tumultuous moment w...
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Germany’s two major centrist parties have reached a coalition deal, the culmination of weeks of negotiations after the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as winner in February’s fed...
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"Let's all set tariffs of 0% on transatlantic trade, and then the problem will be solved," he added.
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Coalition Deal in Germany Clears Way for Friedrich Merz to Become Chancellor
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Friedrich Merz’s cabinet: Who will lead Germany’s key ministries?
Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to take the foreign and economy ministries, while the SPD will have control of finance and defense. The interior ministry will fall the the CDU's Bavarian sister-party, the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Germany’s centrist parties agree coalition deal
Germany’s two major centrist parties have reached a coalition deal, the culmination of weeks of negotiations after the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as winner in February’s federal election.
Germany's CSU backs coalition deal as economic gloom ups pressure for new government
Germany's conservative CSU approved a coalition deal with its CDU sister party and the Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, a day after they presented a programme to revive growth in Europe's biggest economy and take a tougher line on migration.
Bavaria's conservative CSU approves German coalition agreement
Germany's conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), one of the three partners in the incoming national government, has approved the parties' coalition agreement, dpa learnt on Thursday, one day after it was presented in Berlin.
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‘BlackRot’ coalition: Social Democrats dilute Merz’s pro-business agenda
Green politician Ricarda Lang, known for her mischievous humour, suggested the coalition be named “BlackRot” to symbolise what she implied was a putrid combination of Merz, a former BlackRock executive whose party is represented by the colour black, and the red (or rot) of the SPD.
Germany’s incoming Chancellor Merz unveils coalition as Trump tariffs spark recession fears
German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has unveiled a new coalition deal between the country’s two major centrist parties in a bold and optimistic speech in Berlin on Wednesday, hours after it was announced that an agreement to form a new government had been reached.
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Germany's presumptive next leader Friedrich Merz has an "absolute will to power," former chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. Merkel's comments came one day after her centre-right party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),
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