Jessica Parker
Berlin Correspondent at BBC
Berlin Correspondent 🇩🇪 @BBCNews 🇬🇧, covering Germany & Europe. Formerly Westminster, Brussels & Washington DC.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Jessica Parker
"We're turning a page," EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday after the bloc's first summit with the UK since Brexit. "We're opening a new chapter."It is not the first page that has been turned in the post-Brexit period, but it is the most significant. The two sides have now struck a deal that covers fishing, trade, defence, energy and strengthening ties in a number of policy areas that are still up for negotiation.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Jessica Parker
Madeleine McCann suspect faces new unrelated chargeJessica ParkerReutersChristian Brückner was acquitted in 2024 of carrying out five offences in Portugal between 2000 and 2017The prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance faces a new unrelated charge, the BBC has been told. Christian Brückner is due in court next week accused of insulting a member of prison staff. The precise details of the allegation have not been made public.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Jessica Parker
Merz's messy path to power raises questions for futureJessica ParkerEPAThe day Germany's new leader entered office will now forever be remembered for a very public failure. Friedrich Merz's initial, shock defeat - in his bid to become chancellor - sparked hours of chaotic uncertainty. A man who'd been working to project strength and purpose instead became mired in political intrigue and division.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Jessica Parker
Merz government to be sworn in as Germany ends months of stalemateJessica ParkerGetty ImagesFriedrich Merz (holding government document) signed a coalition deal with the Social Democrats on MondayGermany's parliament is set to elect conservative Friedrich Merz as its new Chancellor. The 69-year old is promising to revitalize the country's flagging economy and boost its voice on the world stage. It brings an end to Germany's recent political limbo after the last government collapsed.
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Feb 18, 2025 |
bbc.com | Jessica Parker
Tensions laid bare as Germans worry about immigration ahead of electionJessica ParkerBBCAlya made her way to Germany from Syria 10 years ago, with her then newborn Rami"I was crying," says Alya, when she saw news of last week's Munich attack that left a toddler and her mother dead. "Why should someone do something like that? Why? I can't understand it."An Afghan man's in custody after what was the latest in a series of attacks in German cities where the suspect has been an asylum seeker.
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It's less than a week since Germany's domestic intelligence agency announced it was classifying the AfD as right-wing extremist... that classification has now been paused, pending legal proceedings. https://t.co/k16JLmBZRS
🇩🇪 The headlines for Germany’s new Chancellor 👀 False start… Second attempt … Merz stumbles into Chancellery… First defeat of its kind since 1945 etc etc https://t.co/Wri8oH2MrR
What the hell just happened in Germany - and what does it mean? 👇 https://t.co/oU7HpPLvQC
