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Germany mulls breaking subsidy taboo to avoid trade war with Biden
BERLIN — With only six weeks to avoid a transatlantic trade showdown over green industries, the Germans are frustrated that Washington isn’t offering a peace deal and are increasingly considering a...
View ArticleFrance and Germany aim for January 22 summit
PARIS — France and Germany are trying to orchestrate a summit meeting on January 22 as they aim to make progress on difficult issues like energy and defense, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna...
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Berlin Bulletin: Franco-German meeting — Chinese influence — Election repeat
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View ArticleMoldova urges EU to ‘dramatically increase’ speed of support amid Russian...
PARIS — A group of European nations led by Germany and France pledged millions of euros in fresh support for Moldova on Monday, but leaders of the Eastern European country urged a speedier deployment...
View ArticleGermany and France join forces against Biden in subsidy battle
BERLIN/PARIS — Germany and France pushed Tuesday for tougher industrial policies such as more state subsidies for European businesses to counter the threat from U.S. reforms that risk triggering a...
View ArticleGermany’s Habeck pessimistic about US trade dispute, calls for EU measures
BERLIN — German Economy Minister Robert Habeck voiced skepticism on Wednesday that the EU could still reach an agreement with the U.S. over a contentious industrial subsidy package and suggested that...
View ArticleGermany weighs harder line on China and its ‘massive human rights violations’
BERLIN — Germany’s foreign ministry wants to take a tougher line on China and push companies to reduce their dependence on Beijing, while also promoting EU efforts to negotiate an investment agreement...
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Berlin warms to France’s ‘Buy European’ plans as global trade rules erode
BERLIN — Threatened by a new U.S. subsidy package that could hammer EU industry, Germany is rowing back on its long-standing objections to schemes like France’s “Buy European Act” that would set...
View ArticleGermany to China: Use Western vaccines, duh
BERLIN — The German government gave a piece of advice to China on Monday as the country faces historic protests against its rigid zero-COVID and lockdown policies : just start using Western mRNA...
View ArticleGermany’s Habeck backs ‘Buy European’ response to US trade threat
BERLIN — The EU is urgently making plans to prop up its core industries amid fears that new American subsidies could wreck European businesses in the future, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck...
View ArticleGerman defense minister comes under heavy fire over ammunition shortages
BERLIN — Pressure on German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht mounted significantly on Thursday after her two government coalition partners, including the finance minister, criticized her over...
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Germany backtracks on defense spending promises made after Ukraine invasion
BERLIN — Germany on Monday walked back its promise to swiftly raise defense spending to at least 2 percent of its economic output — breaching the key commitment made days after Russia’s invasion of...
View ArticleEurope First: Brussels gets ready to dump its free trade ideals
The last big defender of rules-based open trade — the European Union — is about to fall. It is happening in slow-motion and the impact will be painful. If the world’s largest trading bloc gives up on...
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German defense chief’s future in doubt as Berlin runs out of ammo
BERLIN — Ammunition running low, fighter jet purchases possibly delayed, defense spending promises missed. Germany’s grand ambitions to become Europe’s military power are off to a shaky start, and the...
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German government’s first year in office — rated
BERLIN — A historic coalition set out ambitious goals for reforming Germany. Then the war hit. The storied tradition of consensus-building in the German government reached a new level over the past...
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Argentina, caught in economic depression, gets something to cheer in World...
BUENOS AIRES — An incredibly tense World Cup final, if not the best of all time. An extraordinary victory for Argentina that crowns the career of superstar Lionel Messi. A new hope for a country in...
View ArticleGerman defense chief reportedly set to quit ahead of key Ukraine tank decision
Germany’s controversial Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht is reportedly set to step down as early as Monday, suffering the consequences from a series of blunders that hurt her credibility and...
View ArticleGermany’s Baerbock proposes special tribunal to prosecute Russian leadership
THE HAGUE — The international community should establish a special tribunal to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime to trial over their war of aggression against Ukraine, German...
View ArticleBoris Pistorius appointed as new German defense minister
BERLIN — Boris Pistorius, the interior minister of Germany’s Lower Saxony state, was announced as Germany’s new defense minister on Tuesday following the resignation of Christine Lambrecht the...
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Germany’s Scholz changes defense ministers — but not his reluctance on tanks...
BERLIN — Olaf Scholz has once again rebooted his security policy, nominating a new defense minister to take the reins. But when it comes to his reluctance to send battle tanks to Ukraine, the German...
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