Budget
Wer wird was – der Groko-Ausblick mit Robin Alexander
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Germany’s Merz has 2 weeks to deliver historic spending revolution
Germany splits with former frugal allies in push to boost EU military spending
Merz und Scholz in Brüssel: Zwei halbe Kanzler für Selenskyj
Markets are hungry for EU war bonds
Trump wants to destroy the EU — and rebuild it in his image
European prosecutors indict 100 in Greek farm subsidy fraud
Germany wants looser EU fiscal rules to meet Europe’s defense challenge
Once Europe’s most influential fiscal hawk, Berlin is now leading the charge for greater fiscal flexibility.
How Keir Starmer’s aid cuts threaten Britain’s climate mission
The Labour government has promised to lead the world on climate change, but its renewed focus on defense has thrown those plans into uncertainty.
500 Milliarden: Der Mega-Trippelwumms
– Milliardenkredite für Verteidigung und Investition: Bei den Sondierungen einigen sich CDU und SPD zuerst über das Geld. Auch die Reform der Schuldenbremse soll in Angriff genommen …
He wasn’t bluffing: Trump’s trade war sparks broad backlash
He levied sweeping tariffs on key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China early Tuesday morning.
‘We’re in danger,’ NGOs say as German conservatives join far-right crackdown on civil society
New German investigation of NGO funding signals rightward power shift in European politics.
France floats taxing the rich to fund military buildup
To raise money for an increase in defense spending, Paris is looking at tapping into “those with substantial savings.”
Neue Schulden: Hat sich Merz verrechnet?
– Sondervermögen: Merz macht Tempo, doch SPD, Linke und Grüne bremsen ihn und die Union offenbar aus. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Maximilian Krah, der umstrittene AfD-Europaparlamentarier, wechselt in …
Trump’s ‘indecency’ endangers transatlantic alliance: French PM
François Bayrou calls U.S. president’s treatment of Zelenskyy “a staggering scene marked by brutality.”
Austria swears in new government, ending five-month political crisis
Conservatives, social democrats and liberals form coalition to prevent far right from coming to power despite its electoral victory.
Macron urges Europe to boost defense spending to over 3 percent of GDP
The EU needs to find ways to massively ramp up defense spending, the French president says.
ECB set to cut interest rates again as inflation takes a back seat to Trump
But is it enough for the central bank just to take its foot off the brake?
EU leaders fear Commission power grab on defense after Trump’s exit
Tensions around defense spending will take center stage during an emergency meeting of EU leaders on Thursday.
Sharing France’s nuclear umbrella? No way, says Le Pen
Macron’s main opponent is ready to fight plans to pool European resources to make up for the looming loss of the U.S. military protection.
How Keir Starmer buttered up Donald Trump
Inside the months of quiet, grinding preparation that went into the British prime minister’s all-smiles first trip to the Trump White House — and why it could all still unravel.
EU to Trump on tariffs: Go ahead, make our day.
Brussels threatens to use its trade bazooka after President Donald Trump says the European Union was created to “screw” America.
How Germany’s far right intends to use its big stage in opposition
In Germany’s next parliament the AfD will have more speaking time, more money and more power to hammer centrist parties.
Far right gets shut out as Austrian government forms
Conservatives will lead Vienna’s new coalition amid economic uncertainty and political fragmentation.
PMQs: Starmer wins against Badenoch on defense spending before jetting to DC
The Tory leader probed prime minister on increased military funding — but failed to land a decisive blow.
Baerbock, Dröge oder Lang – wer führt jetzt die Grünen?
– Führungsfragen bei den Grünen: Welche Pläne Annalena Baerbock hat, was aus Haßelmann, Dröge und den beiden Vorsitzenden Banaszak und Brantner wird und welche Rolle Ricarda Lang …
Big EU countries push expanded carbon border tax to help repay Covid debt
France, Italy and Poland support the move, but others fear it might prompt Donald Trump to retaliate in anger.
Von der Leyen floats EU effort to finance missiles, ammunition and air defense
Eyeing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Europe scrambles to ramp up production of military equipment and boost its defense capabilities.
Trump’s defense deputy secretary pick avoids saying Russia invaded Ukraine
Stephen Feinberg, at his confirmation hearing, signaled he’s unlikely to challenge the Pentagon’s striking shift.
UK hikes defense spending to 2.5 percent by cutting aid
Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed defense spending will rise to 2.5 percent by 2027, funded by reduced spending on international aid.
The threats hanging over Bayrou’s government
If the prime minister can survive the year, he can likely hang on until the end of Macron’s term. However, there are a few unresolved issues that could topple him before then.