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Tripartite talks with Lindner: Scholz must help ministers with budget planning: Numerous ministers of the traffic light coalition want to spend more than the ...
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Federal budget: Scholz must take over negotiations: Because Finance Minister Lindner is not getting anywhere, the Chancellor now leads the budget talks with the ...
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Tripartite talks with Lindner: Scholz must help ministers with budget planning: Numerous ministers of the traffic light coalition want to spend more than the ...
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Federal budget: Scholz must take over negotiations: Because Finance Minister Lindner is not getting anywhere, the Chancellor now leads the budget talks with the ...
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Federal budget: Scholz must take over negotiations
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 17:16 Biden: New military package for Ukraine "in the next few hours" +++
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Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade
  • The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

  • Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

  • As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

  • Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.
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Citizen's income standard rate to be cut to below 400 euros - "social cruelty": Stronger punishment and faster: The FDP wants to tighten the rules for citizen's ...
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Citizen's income standard rate to be cut to below 400 euros -
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Scholz: Don't talk Germany down as a business location: Chancellor Scholz defended the economic policy of the traffic light at the opening of the Hanover Trade ...
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Scholz: Don't talk Germany down as a business location
Quick Glance: Scholz: Strengthening Germany's Economic Position
  • Chancellor Olaf Scholz rebuts criticism from BDI President Russwurm and emphasizes the importance of strengthening Germany's economic position.

  • Scholz acknowledges the challenges of the past years but notes positive developments such as decreasing interest rates and energy prices, as well as measures to reduce bureaucracy.

  • The Hannover Messe is seen as an opportunity for new impulses in the energy transition and for enhancing the competitiveness of the German industry, with a focus on artificial intelligence and innovations.

  • IG Metall warns of deindustrialization and calls for investments to alleviate companies, while the Hannover Messe showcases over 4,000 companies presenting solutions for a sustainable industry.
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SPD does not want to nominate Scholz as candidate for chancellor until summer 2025
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Quick Glance: SPD Plans to Officially Nominate Scholz as Chancellor Candidate in Summer 2025
  • The SPD has decided to announce its Chancellor candidate in the summer of 2025 to prioritize work over campaigning.

  • The CDU and CSU anticipate an internal struggle over the Chancellor candidacy. Merz emphasized humility and respect towards this position.

  • Wüst is considered a potential Chancellor candidate for the Union and highlights the importance of decision-making by state chairmen and prime ministers.

  • According to Kühnert, the SPD is always ready for campaigning but warns against coalition campaigning, emphasizing the party's independence.
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Survey: SPD continues to lose ground: The federal government's parties are continuing to lose ground among voters. The edges, on the other hand, benefit.
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Survey: SPD continues to lose ground
Quick Glance: Patti Smith Applauds Taylor Swift in 'Tortured Poets Department'
  • Taylor Swift mentions Patti Smith in her new album 'The Tortured Poets Department'.

  • Smith responded positively by posting photos of herself with a book by Dylan Thomas.

  • Despite seeming different, Smith expressed understanding for Swift and praised her for potentially influencing fans positively.

  • HuffPost calls for support for high-quality journalism that is freely accessible to all.
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Despite US aid: Scholz reaffirms Taurus rejection: The Ukrainians absolutely want the Taurus cruise missile from Germany. But the Chancellor reiterates his no to ...
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Despite US aid: Scholz reaffirms Taurus rejection
Quick Glance: Scholz Reaffirms Taurus Rejection Despite US Aid
  • Ukraine seeks Taurus missiles from Germany, but Chancellor Scholz reiterates rejection. Discussions are ongoing about alternative weapons for defense against Russia.

  • Despite US aid to Ukraine with ATACMS missiles, Scholz maintains his refusal of Taurus. Germany and the UK emphasize their role as key weapons suppliers to Ukraine.

  • The US Congress approved $61 billion in Ukraine aid, potentially enabling the delivery of ATACMS missiles with a range of 300 km. Discussions are underway about new types of weapons.

  • Germany and the UK are jointly planning the development of a remote-controlled howitzer for ground operations. Scholz sticks to his rejection of Taurus delivery despite the US decision.
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: AfD falls to worst value since May 2023: The trend barometer continues to decline for the AfD: the party is moving further and further ...
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: AfD falls to worst value since May 2023
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Ukraine updates: Germany's Scholz welcomes US aid package: Germany's chancellor said the decision by US lawmakers to approve more foreign aid for Ukraine ...
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Ukraine updates: Germany's Scholz welcomes US aid package
Quick Glance: Ukrainian President Thanks US for Weapon Aid
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked U.S. political leaders for approving an aid package for Ukraine, providing the country with a chance at "victory" in its defense against Russia.

  • The House passed a bill granting Ukraine $60.8 billion in aid, with Zelenskyy urging swift Senate approval to ensure rapid assistance to frontline soldiers.

  • Zelenskyy emphasized the critical need for long-range weapons and air defense systems to stabilize the situation and regain the initiative in Ukraine.

  • He addressed rumors of a territorial deal with Russia, emphasizing the importance of a strategy based on concrete democratic measures to end the war.
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Scholz and Sunak agree on closer arms cooperation: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was received with military honors at the Federal Chancellery on Wednesday ...
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Scholz and Sunak agree on closer arms cooperation
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Finance Minister Lindner (FDP): Germans work too little: Christian Lindner (FDP) says that the problem with the German economy is that too little work is being ...
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Finance Minister Lindner (FDP): Germans work too little
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President of the district council wants to abolish citizens' benefits for Ukraine refugees
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Quick Glance: Districts Struggle to Stop Refugee Aid for Ukraine
  • Germany's districts feel overwhelmed by the migration crisis, particularly concerning Ukrainian refugees.

  • District Council President Reinhard Sager calls for accommodation in the safe west of Ukraine and no payment of citizen money to Ukrainians in Germany.

  • He emphasizes the need for border controls, reception centers, and easier deportations to address the situation.

  • Districts demand European harmonization of benefits for asylum seekers and criticize the automatic payment of citizen money to Ukrainian refugees.
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Cum-Ex tax scandal: Chief investigator resigns and criticizes: Their investigations led to the first verdicts in the Cum-Ex tax scandal and left Chancellor ...
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Cum-Ex tax scandal: Chief investigator resigns and criticizes
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Germany's Scholz urges Europe to do for Ukraine : A meeting between the British and German leaders made for a show of unity even as disagreements on how to ...
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Germany's Scholz urges Europe to do for Ukraine
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Selfie unity long gone: coalition of noise - how the traffic light loses its reputation
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Selfie unity long gone: coalition of noise - how the traffic light loses ...
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Olaf Scholz promotes his politics in Chmenitz: Chancellor Olaf Scholz paints a nice picture of the situation in Germany in Saxony. You can't really do it alone.
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Olaf Scholz promotes his politics in Chmenitz
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“No coalition games”: Lindner rejects CDU appeals to phase out traffic lights: The FDP wants to accelerate the economic turnaround with a twelve-point plan ...
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“No coalition games”: Lindner rejects CDU appeals to phase out traffic ...
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Gen Z finds Scholz and Co. “maximally cringe” on TikTok: Traffic light politicians are trying to catch up with the AfD on social media. But are they actually ...
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Gen Z finds Scholz and Co. “maximally cringe” on TikTok
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The FDP between arrogance and despair: The FDP's call for an economic turnaround is reminiscent of the break-up of the social-liberal coalition in 1982 ...
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The FDP between arrogance and despair
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Germany urges UK’s Rishi Sunak to spend big on defense: Russian threat looms large as Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepares to welcome British PM to Berlin.
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Germany urges UK’s Rishi Sunak to spend big on defense
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As Biden, Sunak pledge more cruise missiles for Ukraine, Germany’s Scholz adamant on Taurus refusal
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As Biden, Sunak pledge more cruise missiles for Ukraine, Germany’s Scholz ...
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Söder settles accounts with Baerbock: "Only confusion and international damage": Markus Söder doesn't find much good in the work of Green Party Foreign Minister ...
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Söder settles accounts with Baerbock:
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Basic child security “absurd”: Job centers send fire letter to Scholz: The Green Family Minister's prestige project is once again drawing massive criticism ...
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Basic child security “absurd”: Job centers send fire letter to Scholz
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Germany's Scholz sounds alarm over far-right China spy allegations: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday allegations that the aide to a prominent ...
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Germany's Scholz sounds alarm over far-right China spy allegations
Quick Glance: German Far-Right MEP's Aide Arrested for Alleged Chinese Espionage
  • The individual named Jian G. stands accused of sharing information about negotiations at the European Parliament with a Chinese intelligence service and spying on Chinese opposition figures in Germany, according to federal prosecutors.

  • Jian Guo is listed as an accredited assistant to MEP Maximilian Krah, the far-right AfD party's lead candidate for the upcoming EU-wide elections on the European Parliament's website.

  • The suspect was apprehended in Dresden on Monday and authorities conducted searches at his residences.

  • Expressing concern, the AfD addressed the allegations.
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New elections in the Bundestag? This is what happens when the traffic light coalition falls
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Scholz makes promises: “Make this easier now”: During a flying visit to a timber construction company in Dresden, Olaf Scholz listens to the concerns of the ...
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Scholz makes promises: “Make this easier now”
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Economic turnaround in Germany: Lindner thinks we work too little: At the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund, FDP leader Christian Lindner ...
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Economic turnaround in Germany: Lindner thinks we work too little
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FDP party conference: Christian Lindner urgently needs a fresh start: Too much is going wrong in the coalition government. FDP leader Lindner wants to force an ...
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FDP party conference: Christian Lindner urgently needs a fresh start
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Traffic light dispute over climate targets: Lindner reiterates threat of driving bans
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Quick Glance: Dispute over Climate Protection Measures in Traffic Sector
  • The Environment Agency opposes drastic measures in the transport sector.

  • Reform of the Climate Protection Act and potential driving bans spark controversy.

  • Ampel parties argue over climate goals and blame games.

  • DUH feels vindicated in lawsuit against Transport Minister and calls for new measures.
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Hunger strike in Berlin: Starving against the Federal Chancellor: Three activists are on hunger strike near the Chancellery in Berlin. One of them has been for ...
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Hunger strike in Berlin: Starving against the Federal Chancellor
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Economic policy: There is now a red-yellow-green alert: The FDP writes cutting-edge papers, the Chancellor complains about the economy - and Robert Habeck ...
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Economic policy: There is now a red-yellow-green alert
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Only from the 41st hour per week: Lindner plans tax exemption for overtime only for full-time workers
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Only from the 41st hour per week: Lindner plans tax exemption for overtime ...
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Anne Brorhilker: The mystery surrounding Germany's most prominent prosecutor: Anne Brorhilker is the best-known fighter against financial crime in Germany ...
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Anne Brorhilker: The mystery surrounding Germany's most prominent ...
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International financing: Will Germany have to break its climate promise?: Climate protection costs money, and Germany was considered a reliable donor worldwide ...
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International financing: Will Germany have to break its climate promise?
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Scholz: What Kant would say to Putin.: Why Chancellor Scholz praises Kant - and what he has to say to Putin.
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Scholz: What Kant would say to Putin.
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FDP demands: The obstruction party: Almost every one of the twelve points in the FDP plan contradicts the common policy of the traffic light coalition ...
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FDP demands: The obstruction party
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Chancellor wants fair competition with China: Chancellor Scholz uses the visit to China to protect the position of German companies. EU Commission President von ...
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Chancellor wants fair competition with China
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Chancellor's morale-boosting trip: Olaf Scholz travels halfway around the world to lecture China again. What came of it? - Die Weltwoche
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Chancellor's morale-boosting trip: Olaf Scholz travels halfway around the ...
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After Wissing's threat: Lindner now also warns of possible driving bans: The transport sector is not meeting the legal requirements for climate protection ...
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After Wissing's threat: Lindner now also warns of possible driving bans
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Solution for Ukraine? The SPD hopes for Switzerland: The Social Democrats are full of praise for Chancellor Olaf Scholz after his trip to China ...
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Solution for Ukraine? The SPD hopes for Switzerland
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Stefanie Babst in an interview: "We are very predictable for Putin": Former NATO strategist Stefanie Babst considers NATO and the European Union's dealings with ...
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Stefanie Babst in an interview:
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EU could put Iran's Revolutionary Guard on terror list: Israel is demanding that the EU “change course” and cites the classification of Iran’s elite military ...
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EU could put Iran's Revolutionary Guard on terror list
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After driving ban threat: traffic light agrees on new climate protection law: The parliamentary groups of the SPD, Greens and FDP have agreed on the ...
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After driving ban threat: traffic light agrees on new climate protection ...
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Climate activist escalates further on hunger strike: Three climate activists on hunger strike: Michael Winter, Richard Cluse and Wolfang Metzeler-Kick ...
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Climate activist escalates further on hunger strike
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Does the debt brake have to go? Investments can also be made without debt: Germany needs rails and tanks. Does the debt brake really have to go?
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Does the debt brake have to go? Investments can also be made without debt