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A Bundeswehr non-commissioned officer observes U.S. Army soldiers firing during a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge qualification at a training area in Germany in 2019.

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.

CDU parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn addresses a session at the Bundestag in Berlin on October 16, 2025, as Chancellor Merz listens in the background.

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.

SPD politician Adis Ahmetovic during the 2021 federal elections campaign in Hanover in 2021

“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.

An AfD van with a large sticker reading "Courage to speak the truth"

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.

Germany’s Ex-Chancellor Rejects Nord Stream 2 Criticism

TEC News October 17, 2025

Schröder signed off on the first Nord Stream pipeline in 2005, with his successor Angela Merkel giving the green light to the second project in 2018.

Tag: SPD

Bundestag Approves Voluntary Military Service for 18-Year-Olds

Merz Insists on Pension Reform Despite Party Rebellion

Chaos in Berlin as Merz Faces Revolt Over Pensions Plan

EPP Vote With Right Kicks Off Political Storm in Berlin

German Official Raises the Alarm on Islamist Political Influence

Desperation Grows in Berlin as Merz Coalition Faces ‘Brutal Polls’

“Cityscapes” Dispute Pits SPD Against CDU

Merz Migration Remarks Spat Shows Establishment Coalition Can’t Work

More Than 40% of Germans Against AfD Ban

Germany’s Ex-Chancellor Rejects Nord Stream 2 Criticism

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