Most of the CDU regional associations do not want to rule out a coalition with the Greens
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Most of the CDU regional associations do not want to rule out a coalition ...
Quick Glance: CDU State Associations Open to Coalition with Greens
  • The majority of CDU state associations do not want to exclude a coalition with the Greens after the 2025 federal election.

  • A survey showed that twelve out of fifteen state associations wish to remain open to discussions.

  • In North Rhine-Westphalia, the CDU secretary emphasized the importance of dialogue with potential coalition partners.

  • Friedrich Merz currently rules out a black-green coalition but leaves room for future changes in stance.
Gesture to BSW: Woidke, Kretschmer, Voigt call for Ukraine negotiations: Handout to BSW: Germany and the EU are "still too indecisive" about negotiations with ...
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Gesture to BSW: Woidke, Kretschmer, Voigt call for Ukraine negotiations
Quick Glance: Governors Call for Enhanced Diplomacy on Ukraine
  • The governors of Saxony and Brandenburg, along with the CDU leader from Thuringia, advocate for stronger German diplomatic efforts in the Ukraine conflict.

  • Their appeal is viewed by SPD and CDU party leaders in Berlin as poorly informed and inadequate.

  • The politicians are reliant on the support of the coalition led by Sahra Wagenknecht, which demands a stance against the US missile deployment.

  • They emphasize the need for a robust German defense strategy that must be paired with astute diplomacy to ensure peace and security.
Sahra Wagenknecht whistles - | and the prime ministers-to-be jump: The BSW boss can write off what Kretschmer, Voigt and Woidke have delivered in a newspaper ...
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Sahra Wagenknecht whistles - | and the prime ministers-to-be jump
Union politician promises: “We will abolish the heating hammer”: CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt explains why his party categorically rejects the ...
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Union politician promises: “We will abolish the heating hammer”
Guest article in the FAZ: Ingratiating yourself with Sahra Wagenknecht?: Two CDU politicians and one from the SPD need the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance to form ...
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Guest article in the FAZ: Ingratiating yourself with Sahra Wagenknecht?
More than 800 deaths from Mpox virus in Africa since January: The health authority of the African Union warns: The epidemic caused by the Mpox virus is "not ...
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More than 800 deaths from Mpox virus in Africa since January
Quick Glance: WHO Approves First mpox Diagnostic Test
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic test under its Emergency Use Listing procedure to enhance global access to mpox testing.

  • The Alinity m MPXV assay by Abbott Molecular Inc. will be pivotal in expanding diagnostic capabilities in countries experiencing mpox outbreaks.

  • Early diagnosis enables timely treatment and control of the virus, although limited testing capacity persists in Africa.

  • The Emergency Use Listing for the Alinity m MPXV assay will remain valid as long as the public health emergency is in effect.
EU makes an additional 30 million euros available for emergency aid in Lebanon: The European Commission has made an additional 30 million euros available for ...
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EU makes an additional 30 million euros available for emergency aid in ...
Ukraine war: Kretschmer, Voigt and Woidke for more diplomatic efforts: In Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg, the CDU and SPD need support from the BSW ...
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Ukraine war: Kretschmer, Voigt and Woidke for more diplomatic efforts
EU countries vote on EV tariffs: In view of the retaliatory measures threatened by Beijing, member states must decide whether to impose additional import tariffs ...
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EU countries vote on EV tariffs
Quick Glance: EU Imposes Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles
  • The EU plans to introduce tariffs of up to 45% on electric vehicles from China for the next five years to protect its car industry.

  • This decision, which divided EU member states, risks igniting a trade conflict with China, which has condemned the tariffs as protectionist.

  • Germany, heavily reliant on exports to China, opposed the tariffs, while countries like France and Italy supported them.

  • The European Commission intends to continue exploring alternative solutions to address what it deems harmful subsidization of Chinese electric vehicles.
Dealing with the AfD: Why the parties' firewall is failing: The established parties are fighting desperately against the AfD and are only provoking negative ...
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Dealing with the AfD: Why the parties' firewall is failing
Quick Glance: Parties' Failure in Addressing the AfD
  • Established parties struggle to find effective strategies against the AfD, exacerbating the issue.

  • An incident in the Thuringian state parliament highlights the challenges the AfD poses to parliamentary culture.

  • It is politically and morally unacceptable to alter rules during an election process to disadvantage the AfD.

  • The ongoing efforts of parties to isolate the AfD only strengthen its influence and undermine democratic principles.
📸 “Olaf Scholz and friends celebrate a successful week by cutting one of Donald Trump’s ties.” Can you write a better caption? Submit here: Fake tan, papal candies and conservative umbrellas: The art of political merchandise – POLITICO
Felix Banaszak: "We also need someone who can solve the problems. That is the space for us Greens"
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Felix Banaszak:
Quick Glance: Banaszak Aims to Position Greens as Solution-Oriented Party
  • Felix Banaszak is running for the Green Party leadership, aiming to establish the party as a problem-solving entity.

  • He criticizes the trivial debates within the Union and emphasizes the importance of standing for values like solidarity and sustainability.

  • Banaszak describes himself as pragmatic and acknowledges Robert Habeck's central role in the upcoming election campaign.

  • The election for the new party leadership will take place at the federal party convention in November, following the current board's resignation.
EU Ombudsman: More transparency in the Commission and Parliament!
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EU Ombudsman: More transparency in the Commission and Parliament!
Poland's Piotr Serafin has been chosen as the EU's next commissioner to lead "almost impossible" negotiations over its €1.2 trillion central budget ... Show more

Poland’s Serafin comes out of the shadows to do the EU’s toughest job – POLITICO
Thuringia, CDU and AfD: The myth of the "seizure of power": What does it mean when the CDU MP Andreas Bühl accuses the AfD's senior president of "seizure of ...
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Thuringia, CDU and AfD: The myth of the
Brexit talks are back — forever: Starmer came away from his first visit to Brussels as prime minister with an agreement to keep talking.
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Brexit talks are back — forever
Friedrich Merz: As a candidate for chancellor, he must not sound like the Merz of the past
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Friedrich Merz: As a candidate for chancellor, he must not sound like the ...
EU and Great Britain: Starmer hopes, the EU is puzzled.: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to improve relations with the EU in Brussels - | but there ...
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EU and Great Britain: Starmer hopes, the EU is puzzled.
Quick Glance: Starmer Repays Over £6,000 in Gifts Amid Controversy
  • Sir Keir Starmer has repaid over £6,000 in gifts received since becoming prime minister.

  • The repayments include tickets for Taylor Swift, horse racing, and a clothing rental agreement.

  • In response to criticism over accepting lavish gifts from wealthy donors, Starmer is set to revise hospitality rules for ministers.

  • An additional £6,134 in clothing and personal support for Lady Starmer is also under scrutiny.
Accident in Helmut-Kohl-Strasse: Hyundai crashes into house wall in Dessau: Driver has over 1.5 per mille alcohol in his breath
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Accident in Helmut-Kohl-Strasse: Hyundai crashes into house wall in ...
Wagenknecht rejects AfD ban motion: "An election campaign gift par excellence": At least 37 MPs from the SPD, CDU/CSU, Greens and Left apparently want to submit ...
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Wagenknecht rejects AfD ban motion:
Election campaign issue of inheritance tax: Union wants relief for private homes, red-green for increase
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Election campaign issue of inheritance tax: Union wants relief for private ...
Accident with 60,000 euros in damage: On a wet road: Mazda skids in Dessau and crashes into a bus stop
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Accident with 60,000 euros in damage: On a wet road: Mazda skids in Dessau ...
Celebrations for Unity Day: Voigt sees democracy under pressure, Ramelow praises East Germans for what they have achieved
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Celebrations for Unity Day: Voigt sees democracy under pressure ...
Day of German Unity: Two parliaments suddenly united: Germany has been united for 34 years. Many things had to grow together in record time - | including the old ...
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Day of German Unity: Two parliaments suddenly united
Chancellor Scholz: Party politics on the day of unity. Division from above. Ukraine: Media fails like with Corona. CDU politicians suddenly advocate for peace ...
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Chancellor Scholz: Party politics on the day of unity. Division from above ...
Three days of celebrations in Schwerin to mark German reunification are behind us. 🇩🇪 But even on holidays we don’t let up and keep digging deeper with our ... Show more
CDU politician Peter Müller calls for consistent protection from the Federal Constitutional Court
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CDU politician Peter Müller calls for consistent protection from the ...
Thuringia: Thuringian BSW and parts of the CDU push through investigative committee on Corona policy
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Thuringia: Thuringian BSW and parts of the CDU push through investigative ...
Debate: “What you say is an insult to me as an Eastern European”: Both refer to Ludwig Erhard, but politically they are worlds apart: A debate between the BSW ...
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Debate: “What you say is an insult to me as an Eastern European”
More and more attacks on doctors: What the Union is now demanding (exclusive): Attacks on doctors are always causing horror. According to a survey ...
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More and more attacks on doctors: What the Union is now demanding ...
Regional football league: Kickers Emden beat Bremer SV 3:1 - | The comments on the game
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Regional football league: Kickers Emden beat Bremer SV 3:1 - | The ...
Andrius Kubilius may be the formal nominee to become the European Union's first defense commissioner. But there's someone else with a lot more power and money ... Show more

Europe has a real defense commissioner — just not one appointed by Ursula von der Leyen – POLITICO
Europe eyes bigger, fewer telco firms in envy of US and China: Telecom giants see long-awaited opening to gobble up smaller firms to scale to level of U.S. ...
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Europe eyes bigger, fewer telco firms in envy of US and China
CDU wants to help winemakers with a seven-point program: Rising costs, less wine consumption and an oversupply on the world market. Winemakers are under great ...
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CDU wants to help winemakers with a seven-point program
German unity: the differences will remain for the time being: The gap between West and East still seems to be large 34 years after unification ...
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German unity: the differences will remain for the time being
Weber crows as von der Leyen walks back EU deforestation drive: Ban on products from logged forests is delayed, raising green fears.
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Weber crows as von der Leyen walks back EU deforestation drive
The EU’s plan to make housing more affordable: The European Commission has a plan to tackle the housing squeeze even as it acknowledges that its powers are ...
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The EU’s plan to make housing more affordable
Harsh criticism of Woidke and Kretschmer for their appeal for peace in the war in Ukraine
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Harsh criticism of Woidke and Kretschmer for their appeal for peace in the ...
Leaked documents: Which EU commissioners have the most property, money and influence
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Leaked documents: Which EU commissioners have the most property ...
💼🧓👔 As Prime Minister and SPD Federal Executive Board member, Kurt Beck spent more time with Angela Merkel than with his own wife ... Show more

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Violence in hospitals: emergency rooms are hotspots: Security and health authorities in NRW no longer want to tolerate attacks on employees in public ...
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Violence in hospitals: emergency rooms are hotspots
Nuremberg Airport: Ryanair is cancelling four popular connections at once: After Ryanair had already cancelled 20 percent of its connections from Berlin in ...
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Nuremberg Airport: Ryanair is cancelling four popular connections at once
Thuringia: Thuringian BSW and parts of the CDU push through investigative committee on Corona policy
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Thuringia: Thuringian BSW and parts of the CDU push through investigative ...
AfD politician Gauland withdraws from active politics: He described the Nazi dictatorship as a "bird shit" in history and threatened the federal government "We ...
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AfD politician Gauland withdraws from active politics
Quick Glance: Gauland Steps Back from Active Politics
  • Alexander Gauland, co-founder of the AfD, has announced his withdrawal from active politics and will not run in the upcoming federal elections.

  • At 83 years old, he believes he no longer has a future in parliament.

  • Despite stepping back, Gauland will remain a member of the AfD and intends to continue participating in party discussions.

  • He has previously stirred controversy with statements regarding German history and migration issues.
Union and Greens: Are you still in your right mind?!: Rule out an alliance with the Greens? From the CDU's point of view, it doesn't really make any ...
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Union and Greens: Are you still in your right mind?!
LIVE: Keir Starmer holds a news conference in Brussels British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a news conference after meeting with European Union heads ... Show more

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Person of the week: Robert Habeck: Can "right-wing Robert" save the Greens?: The Greens are shaken: election debacle, government crisis, leadership collapse ...
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Person of the week: Robert Habeck: Can
Quick Glance: Lang's Resignation and the Greens' Future
  • Ricarda Lang dismissed claims that Robert Habeck pressured her to resign, asserting her independence in decision-making.

  • She described her resignation as painful and emotional, reflecting on her significant investment in the party.

  • The entire federal board of the Greens announced their resignation for mid-November, responding to recent electoral setbacks.

  • Lang cautioned against the perception of the party as an elitist project and emphasized the need for stronger teamwork within the Greens.
"The federal government does not want to answer whether arms are being delivered to Israel, whether there is such a request and whether it will be granted ... Show more
Thuringian CDU, BSW and SPD set out the main topics for the government: The three Thuringian party leaders, Mario Voigt (CDU), Katja Wolf (BSW) and Georg Maier ...
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Thuringian CDU, BSW and SPD set out the main topics for the government
After another far-right election victory in Europe over the weekend, this time in Austria, EU diplomats and officials have been downplaying its impact on the ... Show more

The far right won Austria’s election. Brussels doesn’t care. – POLITICO
Coalition yes or no? Friedrich Merz's black-green dilemma: When it comes to the Greens, the Union's candidate for chancellor is noticeably quiet - | also ...
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Coalition yes or no? Friedrich Merz's black-green dilemma
Brussels and London agree to strengthen cooperation 'at pace' : Both sides agreed to hold a summit to "oversee the development" of the new ...
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Brussels and London agree to strengthen cooperation 'at pace'
In yesterday's episode of “Unter den Linden” on the topic of “The limits of East-West alignment”, Mario Czaja (CDU) and Carsten Schneider (SPD) discussed ... Show more

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Saxony: Alexander Dierks becomes State Parliament President in Dresden without any incidents
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Saxony: Alexander Dierks becomes State Parliament President in Dresden ...
Election of councillors: CDU attacks SPD for alleged AfD support: The CDU's accusation is that Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler tolerated that in the district ...
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Election of councillors: CDU attacks SPD for alleged AfD support
Thuringia: First round of exploratory talks by CDU, BSW and SPD: After the state elections in Thuringia, the leaders of the CDU, BSW and SPD are sounding out the ...
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Thuringia: First round of exploratory talks by CDU, BSW and SPD
After BKA ruling: Faeser announces changes to the law: The Karlsruhe BKA ruling is causing a stir: Interior Minister Faeser is planning to tighten the law - | ...
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After BKA ruling: Faeser announces changes to the law
37 MPs submit motion - | Bundestag to discuss AfD ban: At least 37 MPs from the SPD, CDU/CSU, Greens and Left apparently want to submit a motion to the Bundestag ...
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37 MPs submit motion - | Bundestag to discuss AfD ban
RTL/ntv trend barometer: Greens fall to lowest point, SPD back on par with AfD: After the successful Brandenburg election, the SPD can also gain ground in the ...
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: Greens fall to lowest point, SPD back on par with ...
Quick Glance: Habeck Unpopular as Chancellor Candidate
  • Robert Habeck, the Green Party's Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs, intends to run for Chancellor in the next federal elections.

  • A survey reveals that only 16 percent of Germans would be inclined to vote for the Greens due to his candidacy.

  • In comparison to Friedrich Merz and Olaf Scholz, Habeck performs poorly, despite a slight increase of 2 percentage points.

  • Thirty-six percent of respondents blame the Greens for the poor reputation of the current coalition government.
SPD experiences high in the polls and draws level with AfD - | Debacle for the Greens
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SPD experiences high in the polls and draws level with AfD - | Debacle for ...
CDU Bundestag member Marco Wanderwitz has initiated a debate about banning the AfD. What are his chances? - | Die Weltwoche
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CDU Bundestag member Marco Wanderwitz has initiated a debate about banning ...
News podcast: Ban the AfD?: A cross-party group wants to introduce a motion to ban the AfD in the Bundestag. Will there be a majority for this? And: Train chaos ...
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News podcast: Ban the AfD?
Alfred Herrhausen: Standing still is death: A Deutsche Bank boss as a cowboy-like "all or nothing" figure in world history? This is how an ARD series portrays ...
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Alfred Herrhausen: Standing still is death
Some districts of Hamburg are much hotter than others. The reason for this: lots of asphalt and few green spaces - | the high level of surface sealing ... Show more

Climate in Hamburg: Temperature depends heavily on the district | NDR.de - | News - | ndrdata
Comment: The AfD scandal should open the parties' eyes: The scandal surrounding the election of the Thuringian state parliament president has shown it once ...
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Comment: The AfD scandal should open the parties' eyes
Why the BKA law violates the constitution: The BKA law gives the police authorities more powers to prosecute serious crimes. But the legislator has gone too far: ...
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Why the BKA law violates the constitution
Quick Glance: BKA Law Declared Partially Unconstitutional
  • The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that parts of the 2017 BKA law are unconstitutional.

  • Certain powers of the Federal Criminal Police Office regarding data collection and retention violate the right to informational self-determination.

  • Claimants, supported by the Society for Civil Liberties, demand clearer regulations on data handling by security agencies.

  • The court will address fundamental questions about balancing security measures with individual freedoms.