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Sánchez and Merz Patch Up Rift After Trump’s Trade Threat to Spain

Madrid says the dispute is settled following the German leader’s private affirmation of European solidarity under EU trade authority.

Germany Reaffirms Ukraine Support in Kyiv as Klöckner Pledges Record 2026 Aid

Berlin Joins German Bid to Host Tour de France Grand Départ — Paris Talks Set for Monday

Germany and Italy Seal Strategic Pacts to Boost Defense Ties and EU Competitiveness

Italy and Germany Sign Strategic Cooperation Plan in Rome to Shape EU Agenda

Prudhomme Backs German Tour Start Bid, Urges Berlin’s Inclusion

France Bows Out of Trump’s Gaza ‘Peace Council’ as Dispute Over Role Deepens

Germany Links UN Security Council Seat Bid to Push for Sweeping Reform

Merz’s First New Year’s Address Casts 2026 as a Decisive Year for Germany and Europe

Germany Rebukes U.S. Over HateAid Entry Bans as Reports Point to Wider Pressure Campaign

EU Setbacks Test Merz’s Early Chancellorship as Macron Rift Widens

Zelensky Abandons NATO Bid as Berlin Talks Weigh 20-Point Ceasefire Plan

CSU Votes to Seek End to EU Attached Bottle-Cap Mandate

Germany Adds €150 Million to PURL Arms Package for Ukraine as Nordic-Baltic $500 Million Move Advances

Germany Lifts 2026 Ukraine Support to €11.55 Billion in Late Budget Revision

Steinmeier Warns German Democracy Faces Greatest Threat Since Berlin Wall's Fall

Germany Poised to Add €3 Billion for Ukraine in 2026 Budget Top-Up

Merkel’s Putin-Dialogue Claim Draws Baltic and Polish Rebukes as Kremlin Applauds

Merkel’s 2021 Putin-Talks Claim Faces Eastern EU Rebuttals as Kremlin Endorses It

Merz Backs German Eurovision Exit if Israel Is Barred