New Czech Government To Swiftly Reject EU Migration Pact and ETS2 Scheme Zoltán Kottász December 5, 2025 Andrej Babiš’s government will break with Brussels’ agenda on its first day in office.
Bundestag Approves Voluntary Military Service for 18-Year-Olds TEC News December 5, 2025 As Berlin reshapes its defence policy, it is also battling tensions over a major pensions reform that could strain its fragile coalition.
Merz Insists on Pension Reform Despite Party Rebellion TEC News / AFP November 28, 2025 Reform proposals are a key element of the coalition agreement between the CDU and the Social Democrats, now under strain.
Chaos in Berlin as Merz Faces Revolt Over Pensions Plan Michael Curzon November 17, 2025 Younger CDU/CSU MPs are rejecting the SPD’s 48% pension level, the SPD won’t renegotiate, and the coalition is now paralysed.
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.
German Official Raises the Alarm on Islamist Political Influence TEC News November 13, 2025 Integration officer claims that local politics are being reshaped by religious sectarianism, impacting Germany’s Social Democrats.
Desperation Grows in Berlin as Merz Coalition Faces ‘Brutal Polls’ TEC News / AFP October 31, 2025 With the right-wing populist AfD reaching record national support, pressure mounts on Chancellor Merz and his coalition.
“Cityscapes” Dispute Pits SPD Against CDU Javier Villamor October 27, 2025 Friedrich Merz’s frank comments on urban decay caused by mass migration ignited a political storm between the ruling coalition partners.
Merz Migration Remarks Spat Shows Establishment Coalition Can’t Work Michael Curzon October 22, 2025 The chancellor didn’t say too much about German “cityscapes”—he didn’t say enough. Yet his own party is losing its head, anyway.
More Than 40% of Germans Against AfD Ban TEC News October 21, 2025 While the leftist and liberal parties seek to block Germany’s poll-leading right-wing populists—citing threats to democracy—they lack the parliamentary support needed for such a measure.
