
Laura Pitel
Berlin Correspondent at Financial Times
Berlin Correspondent at the @FT, covering everything from politics to foreign policy to business. Previously in London, Istanbul and Ankara.
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2 days ago |
ft.com | James Shotter |Laura Pitel
Germany will keep arming Israel despite an international backlash over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offensive in Gaza,...
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1 week ago |
ft.com | Anne-Sylvaine Chassany |Laura Pitel
Germany’s new economy minister has warned that the survival of the country’s heavy industry is vital to Europe’s sovereignty, as she...
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1 week ago |
ft.com | Laura Pitel
Strict data protection laws are hindering Germany’s efforts to swell the ranks of the armed forces of Europe’s largest nation, its...
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1 week ago |
ft.com | Laura Pitel |James Shotter |Neri Zilber
Israel’s actions in Gaza can no longer be justified as fighting terrorism, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said, in his strongest...
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2 weeks ago |
ft.com | Laura Pitel |Richard Milne
Friedrich Merz promised to help defend “every inch” of Nato territory as he joined the inauguration of the first German military brigade...
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On paper, Friedrich Merz is fully committed to the “debt brake” that places strict caps on German government borrowing. But the man widely seen as the next chancellor could quickly find it too suffocating. More, featuring @jsuedekum @Lars_Feld @maxkrahe: https://t.co/feUMIYzFEC

Hours after European leaders called for strength and unity in the face of Donald Trump’s victory, the German government has collapsed. Story via @GuyChazan: https://t.co/VlRHjFeCAe

RT @tom_nuttall: Home page of one of Germany's biggest weeklies right now https://t.co/zK8bbnVO89