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Germany’s Health Insurers Warn of 2026 Shortfall Despite H1 Surplus as Hospital Costs Jump

With only loans on offer, a projected 2026 shortfall puts premium stability at risk.

Germany Begin 2026 World Cup Qualifying in Bratislava as Nagelsmann Moves Kimmich to Midfield

Merz Rules Out Tax Hikes as SPD Pushes Back, Reform Panel Starts Work

Munich Schwabing Brawl Probe: Police Confirm Blank-Gun Shots at SEK During Apartment Raid

Russian Barrage on Kyiv Kills 10; EU Delegation Building Damaged

Habeck’s Exit Roils Berlin as Dresden Tram Stabbing Probe Tightens

Germany Sets €9 Billion Ukraine Aid, OKs Nuclear Waste Transports, Habeck to Leave Bundestag as Bundesliga Faces Transfer Squeeze

Berlin Declines 28-State Gaza Ceasefire Appeal as SPD and Diplomats Step Up Pressure

Union Blocks SPD’s Court Nominee, Leaving Three Federal Constitutional Court Seats Empty

Brosius-Gersdorf Cleared of Plagiarism as Coalition Deadlock Persists

Coalition Defers Bundestag Vote on Constitutional Court Judges After Conservative Revolt

Germany Limits Electricity Tax Cut to Manufacturing and Agriculture

German Coalition Defends Scaled-Back Electricity Relief as Critics Accuse It of Broken Promises

Germany’s Coalition Defers Household Electricity Tax Cut, Approves Limited Relief

Coalition Negotiates Funding for Household Electricity Tax Cut

Charges Filed in Gelnhausen Pool Harassment Case as Fifth Suspect Remains at Large

Merz Cabinet Tightens Migration Rules and Approves €500bn Infrastructure Fund

Merz Emphasizes Foreign Policy in First Address as Ukraine Talks Begin Without Top Leaders

German Talk Shows Address Merz's Leadership and WWII Anniversary

Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Chancellor After Unprecedented Second Vote