Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his allies have struck an early-morning agreement in principle on Germany’s 2025 budget, a source close to the ruling coalition said early Friday, ending a protracted clash over spending.
The three parties in Germany’s ruling coalition struck an agreement Friday on the 2025 budget after weeks of tough talks that pushed Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government to the brink of collapse.
German coalition government reach an early-morning agreement ‘in principle’ on 2025 budget, Germany set for major Euro 2024 clash against Spain, new report suggests disparities across regions are easing and more news on Friday.
This week we get into why a Green MP has ditched her party for the CDU and what it tells us about German politics, fears over the €49 ticket, ailing rail infrastructure, whether citizenship applicants have to declare Israel’s right to exist, underrated tourist spots and July events.
New German citizen Matt Bristow had been waiting years for Berlin authorities to process his citizenship application. But threatening legal action moved his case forward. He told The Local how he did it and shared advice on naturalising.
This is very likely among the first German words you ever learned, but did you know it has at least six different common uses?
SPD politician Karamba Diaby, who championed the issue of dual nationality, said he will not run for the Bundestag again after the current legislative period comes to an end.
Host nation Germany face Spain in Friday’s Euro 2024 quarter final in Stuttgart riding a wave of belief not seen in the proud football nation for almost a decade.
Pressure mounts on coalition government to reach budget decision, Health Minister pushes for care reform, Germany’s first African-born Black MP to stand down and more news from around Germany on Thursday.
The country may not be known as a surf destination, but that doesn’t stop sporty Germans from hanging ten.