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Merz Proposes New 'Associate Member' Status for Ukraine

The plan would give Kyiv institutional access plus a political security pledge to strengthen its negotiating position in any peace talks.

Merz Says Ukraine May Need To Accept Territorial Losses Linked To EU Path

£3,000 Reeves Portrait for Parliamentary Collection Draws Spending Backlash

AfD Edges Union as Merz’s Ratings Slide in New INSA Poll

Merz Stumps for Hagel in Baden-Württemberg, Calls for European Self-Reliance

Record Discontent With Germany’s Black‑Red Government as Insa Poll Puts AfD Ahead of Union

Hart Aber Fair Focuses on Pension Clash and Test for Merz Ahead of Bundestag Vote

Berlin Confirms Merz’s Norway and Israel Tour Next Week, Rules Out Netanyahu Visit

Merz Confirms First Israel Visit Before Year-End After Lifting Arms Export Curbs

Brazil Rebukes Merz Over Belém Remarks at COP30

One in Four Germans Say They Miss Merkel, Civey Poll Finds

Peru Severs Ties With Mexico Over Asylum for Ex–Prime Minister Betssy Chávez

Protests Over Merz’s Migration Remarks Spread Across Germany

Merz Says He Could Back Ending VAR in German Football

Merz Says Germany Should Quit Eurovision if Israel Is Barred

Germany Confirms Five Weeks of Zero Israel Arms Export Approvals After Merz’s August Halt

ntv Sets Pinar Atalay Talk Debut for Oct. 6 With Chancellor Merz

Right-Wing AfD Tops German Poll as Merz’s Approval Hits New Low

Merz Faces Coalition Rift as Far Right AfD Tops National Poll

Merz’s Government Approval Hits Record Low as AfD Climbs