Germany’s Merz girds for a post-election fight for political survival
One conservative official predicts "all hell breaks loose" if the ruling CDU fails to win any seats in the regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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18.09.2026
In Germany’s east, a rare center-left star looks to stem the far right’s rise
State premier Manuela Schwesig is close to stopping the AfD’s advance ahead of Sunday’s regional elections — but at a great cost to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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17.09.2026
Germany to send fighter jets to Latvia during election amid drone threat
Latvia's election is set for Oct.3 and Riga has asked Germany for backup.
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16.09.2026
Germany’s rearmament push runs through America
Germany wants a more self-reliant military — but it needs the U.S. for that.
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16.09.2026
Germany’s embattled leader Merz cancels New York trip amid mounting domestic pressure
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will instead stay in Germany to deal with fallout of elections in which his party is expected to fare badly.
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15.09.2026
Germany floats new Ukraine loan backed by frozen Russian assets
The idea would help to reduce the size of the EU's next long-term budget, per diplomats and officials.
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11.09.2026
Germany could help Ukraine with finding fighting-age men, minister says
German foreign minister says Berlin could share its data on Ukrainian refugees with authorities in Kyiv.
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09.09.2026
Far right’s rise in rapidly re-arming Germany gives Poland cause for concern
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08.09.2026
Germany’s far-right bombshell
After a sweeping victory in the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) could be in a position to govern the state — putting a far-right party in power in
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07.09.2026
Germany Election: AFD Wins, May Be First Far-Right Party in Power Since WW2
The vote marks a major breakthrough for the party and a fresh challenge to Germany's mainstream political establishment.
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06.09.2026
Exit polls: Germany’s far-right AfD holds clear lead in Saxony-Anhalt election
The exit poll on ARD put the AfD in the lead with 44.5 percent of the vote.
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06.09.2026
What do Spain’s migrant crisis and Germany’s knife-edge election mean for Europe?
The Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the North African coast is struggling to deal with a surge of unauthorized migrants. Over 70,000 arrived in a mass crossing from Morocco at the end of July, and althoug
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04.09.2026
Germany’s far-right moment hastens EU’s push for €2T budget deal
With the AfD on course to win the Saxony-Anhalt state election, the need to secure an agreement on Brussels' spending power is more pressing than ever.
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04.09.2026
Germany’s far right gains off VW troubles
The far-right Alternative for Germany is blaming the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the EU for VW's difficulties.
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03.09.2026
How Merkel and Merz lost eastern Germany to the AfD
This Sunday, the far right is well placed to take power in a German state for the first time since 1945.
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03.09.2026
Germany blames Russia for drone incursion, announces retaliatory measures
The forceful response marks a hardening of the German government’s approach to Moscow.
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01.09.2026
France, Germany back call for faster, more efficient EU decisions in foreign and security policy
Hungary's repeated blocking of EU decisions under ex-PM Viktor Orbán is prompting reflection on how the EU makes foreign policy decisions.
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01.09.2026
‘Germany and Russia are at war,’ says top defense exec
Stefan Thumann’s warning lands as Berlin hardens its stance on suspected sabotage by Kremlin operatives.
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01.09.2026
Germany’s far right eyes small eastern state as springboard to national power
The AfD has spent years preparing to turn its first governing foothold into a proving ground.
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31.08.2026
France, Germany make pitch to overhaul EU foreign policy
Proposal is an attempt to boost Kaja Kallas’s role while recognizing that much of the real power to conduct foreign policy lies with the Commission.
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31.08.2026