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3 days ago |
politico.eu | Chris Lunday
BERLIN — Germany wants a stronger army. It just doesn’t know who will serve. Berlin’s incoming government, formed by Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), has released a coalition agreement outlining plans for a new voluntary military service to rebuild the overstretched and steadily shrinking ranks of Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr.
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1 week ago |
politico.eu | Pauline von Pezold |Chris Lunday
The AfD won more than 20 percent of the vote and secured 152 seats to become the biggest opposition party in the Bundestag, which entitles it to chair several committees. Those posts hold real power because committee chairs steer debates, summon expert witnesses and influence the legislative agenda. The CDU’s Friedrich Merz is set to become chancellor once a governing coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) gets to work next month.
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1 week ago |
politico.eu | Chris Lunday
While the coalition agreement includes such a measure, Merz stressed that all commitments are conditional on the funding available, referring to a clause in the 144-page coalition agreement stating that every policy — from tax relief to infrastructure spending — must be financially viable before it can be implemented. That is stirring confusion within his potential junior partner.
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1 week ago |
politico.eu | Esther Webber |Csongor Körömi |Chris Lunday
Peace in Ukraine is “out of reach in the immediate future,” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warned Friday as allies pledged a record €21 billion in new military aid to Kyiv. Pistorius said that “Russia needs to understand that Ukraine is able to go on fighting, and we will support it,” after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group — a format that organizes military aid for Kyiv.
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1 week ago |
politico.eu | Chris Lunday
Here's a shortlist of likely candidates for some of Berlin's key ministerial posts. Johann WadephulA veteran CDU lawmaker and deputy parliamentary group leader focusing on foreign and defense policy, Wadephul has longstanding ties to Washington and Brussels and is seen as the most likely pick for a foreign ministry post.
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