CDU and SPD Adopt AfD's Pension Playbook as Eastern State Votes Loom
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CDU and SPD Adopt AfD's Pension Playbook as Eastern State Votes Loom

CDU and SPD leaders are reopening the 'Rente mit 63' deal to court eastern German voters, ignoring the fiscal logic they...

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Germany's New CDU Star: Kohl's Grandson Takes On China and Pensions
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Germany's New CDU Star: Kohl's Grandson Takes On China and Pensions

At 30, CDU MP Johannes Volkmann is pushing German conservatives toward China tariffs and pension reform — while leaving ...

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AfD Seizes on CSD Attack to Push Security Crackdown, Borrowing CDU Policies
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AfD Seizes on CSD Attack to Push Security Crackdown, Borrowing CDU Policies

After an attack on Berlin's Christopher Street Day, the far-right AfD is positioning itself as a security party with pro...

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Merz Installs New Health, Transport and Chancellery Chiefs as CDU Upheaval Ripples Through Berlin
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Merz Installs New Health, Transport and Chancellery Chiefs as CDU Upheaval Ripples Through Berlin

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sworn in three new ministers as part of a sweeping reshuffle triggered by Jens Spahn’s sur...

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Connemann Moves to Digital Ministry, Retains SME Commissioner Role
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Connemann Moves to Digital Ministry, Retains SME Commissioner Role

Gitta Connemann shifts from the Economy Ministry to the Digital Ministry but stays as the federal government’s Mittelsta...

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German Transport Minister Schnieder Steps Down After Clash with Chancellor Merz
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German Transport Minister Schnieder Steps Down After Clash with Chancellor Merz

Patrick Schnieder resigns after Merz's preferred successor declines, sparking a leadership crisis and questions over urg...

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