Femke Colborne
Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Journalist for @AFP in Berlin. Choral singer, brunch enthusiast, general daydreamer.
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Céline Le Prioux |Femke Colborne
Germany's new Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is a self-styled political "bridge-builder" whose calm and personable demeanour belies sharp political instincts. Despite the bruising election loss of his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), he will now control the purse strings of Europe's top economy under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Femke Colborne
Germany's incoming finance minister Lars Klingbeil is a self-styled political "bridge-builder" whose calm and personable demeanour belies his sharp political instincts. Despite the bruising election loss of his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), he will control the purse strings of Europe's top economy under conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz.
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2 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Femke Colborne
Germany's conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday announced their cabinet ministers, including an outspoken Ukraine backer as foreign minister, before they are set to take power next week. Merz's CDU/CSU alliance, winners of February 23 general elections, named Johann Wadephul, a 62-year-old former soldier and trained lawyer, as the new top diplomat for Europe's biggest economy.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Femke Colborne
Germany's next foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, is a former soldier, trained lawyer and conservative MP who has long been a strong supporter of military backing for Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion. A close confidant of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz, he is the first member of their centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in decades to serve as Germany's top diplomat.
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3 weeks ago |
timesofisrael.com | Michael Horovitz |Geir Moulson |Joanna Kozlowska |Femke Colborne
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