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128 German MPs Press For EU-Funded Mediterranean Sea Rescue

The cross-party appeal steps up pressure on the Merz government to back an EU-run sea rescue effort after a deadly start to 2026.

German Parties and Unions Clash Over Softer EU 2035 Car Emissions Plan

Markus Lanz Pivots to China–Taiwan in Thursday’s Episode

Germany Weighs Federal Housing Company After SPD Proposal

Annette Binder Wins Strausberg Runoff as Vote Faces Formal Challenges

Greens, SPD and Volt Hold First Joint Talks on Munich Governing Pact

Housing Minister Backs Federal Homebuilding Company Plan

AfD Ties CDU/CSU at 26% in INSA Poll, SPD Slips to 14%

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Reaches Record 20% in West

SPD Lawmaker and Environment Ministry State Secretary Carsten Träger Dies at 52 After Ski Collapse in Tirol

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate, AfD Surges as Grand Coalition Likely

Rhineland-Palatinate Election: Turnout Reaches 50% by Midday as SPD and CDU Remain Too Close to Call

Rhineland-Palatinate Votes As Bavaria Decides 294 Local Runoffs

Germany’s €500 Billion Infrastructure Fund Faces Scrutiny Over 2025 Spending

Former Berlin SPD Spokesman Quits Party, Says It Has Lost Its Identity

Rhineland-Palatinate Heads to Polls With CDU and SPD in Dead Heat

SPD Presses Debt-Brake Overhaul as Merz Rejects New Borrowing

Europe Reassesses Rules-Based Posture as Iran Tightens Grip on the Strait of Hormuz

Robert Crumbach Rejoins SPD, Tapped for Infrastructure Ministry in New Brandenburg Coalition

Greens Edge CDU in Baden-Württemberg Projections, Özdemir Poised to Lead