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Friedrich Merz SPD Leadership Jens Spahn CSU Julia Klöckner Coalition Negotiations AfD Carsten Linnemann Leadership Changes

German Welfare Groups Protest Exclusion as Government Finalizes Pension Reform Commission

The governing coalition plans an expert panel to propose pension changes by mid-2026.

INSA Poll Finds Record Dissatisfaction With Merz and Coalition

Klöckner Seeks Law Change to Block Hiring of Staff Denied Bundestag Access

Bundestag Quietly Restores Business-Class Flights for MPs on Trips of Two Hours or More

Brombeer Coalition Reaches Budget Compromise With Left for Thuringia’s 2026/27 Plan

Greens Reject Pension Plan, Putting Merz’s Majority at Risk

Germany Moves to Shift New Ukrainian Arrivals Off Bürgergeld as Rollout Slips Toward Summer 2026

Wadephul Reaffirms Syria Return Limits as Union Presses for Deportation Clarification

Germany’s New Digital Modernization Minister Targets 25% Red Tape Cut, 8% Fewer Posts, EUDI Wallet by 2026–27

German Bundestag Warns MPs After Suspicious USB Sticks Mailed to Offices

Klöckner Backs Merz, Calls Racism Allegations 'Malicious' Over Cityscape Remark

CDU's Linnemann Urges Broader Returns to Syria as Talks on Legal Basis Near

Junge Union Leader Rebukes Merkel Over Frequent Political Interventions

Merkel to Send Handwritten Note for Merz’s 70th, Skips CDU/CSU Reception

German Mittelstand Doubts Merz Government’s Reforms as New Dialogue Begins

Bundestag Adopts Tougher Conduct Rules as Klöckner Defends Reform

Merz Urges CDU Overhaul To Lift Women’s Representation

Transport Minister Schnieder Extends Absence as Coalition Dispute Over Road Funding Persists

Public-Sector Deal Lifts Pay for Germany’s Top Officials From April

Merz Says He Has Virtually Given Up Alcohol as Chancellor