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Merz: Berlin Will Request EU Flexibility on Combustion-Engine Ban

TEC News / AFP November 28, 2025

In a direct challenge to Brussels’ green agenda, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany will urge the EU to scrap its 2035 fossil-fuel phase-out.

Germany and China Seek to Reset Trade Ties

TEC News November 24, 2025

Following export disputes, the rivals attempt renewed cooperation—planning high-level visits to strengthen economic dialogue.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 2025 as he heads to visit The Courses at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

UPDATED Trump Blasts Ukraine, Talks to Meloni, Stubb

TEC News / AFP November 23, 2025

Merz said he doubted any agreement could be reached by the November 27 deadline set by Trump, while the Turkish president announced he would be talking to Putin on Monday.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L), France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) attend a trilateral meeting at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025.

UPDATED European Leaders Talk Ukraine on Sidelines of G20

TEC News / AFP November 22, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa

Concrete blocks line the Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin on November 22, 2025.The traditional market, which opens on November 24, 2025, was the object of a terrorist attack in 2016 which claimed 13 lives.

Christmas Markets Pose A “Particular Risk” For Germany

TEC News November 22, 2025

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for the introduction of common standards for security plans.

Merz Urges EU: Be ‘More Independent’

TEC News / AFP November 17, 2025

The German chancellor claimed Europe must gain more political and economic autonomy.

Merz: ‘Obviously We’re Not Sending Persecuted People Back’

TEC News November 15, 2025

His remarks come as senior CDU/CSU figures clash over returns to Syria

EPP Vote With Right Kicks Off Political Storm in Berlin

Rebeka Kis November 14, 2025

Conservatives backed a plan to ease EU supply-chain rules, drawing fierce criticism from the German government.

Merz to Zelensky: Fewer Ukrainian Men Should Come to Germany

TEC News / AFP November 13, 2025

The German chancellor believes the young men should serve in their own country.

Another Group of Afghans Set to Arrive in Germany

Rebeka Kis November 4, 2025

The Merz government prepares for the fourth transport of Afghan families under resettlement commitments, with 1,900 Afghans still waiting in Pakistan.

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Merz: Berlin Will Request EU Flexibility on Combustion-Engine Ban

Germany and China Seek to Reset Trade Ties

UPDATED Trump Blasts Ukraine, Talks to Meloni, Stubb

UPDATED European Leaders Talk Ukraine on Sidelines of G20

Christmas Markets Pose A “Particular Risk” For Germany

Merz Urges EU: Be ‘More Independent’

Merz: ‘Obviously We’re Not Sending Persecuted People Back’

EPP Vote With Right Kicks Off Political Storm in Berlin

Merz to Zelensky: Fewer Ukrainian Men Should Come to Germany

Another Group of Afghans Set to Arrive in Germany

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