TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a powerful ultimatum to Russia President Vladimir Putin to either make real progress toward ending the Ukraine war this week—or face crippling new EU ...

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The ban will remain in place until the trial of the party and its leadership over deaths of hundreds of protesters at the ...

Friedrich Merz’s new coalition government was supposed to herald an era of unity and responsible governance. Built on a pact ...

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Merz is now facing a myriad of challenges, including keeping his coalition government united and boosting Germany's ...

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