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"The pressure on Israel and its institutions is almost unbearable, and a culminating moment is probably imminent" economist.com/middle-east-an…

From what I hear Merz is determined to take a tougher line on Hungary and Slovakia than previous German chancellors, with implications for disbursements of EU funds and much besides. One to watch.

Merz in press conference with Zelensky: we in Germany will do everything we can to make sure Nord Stream 2 does not get commissioned.

German government announces that Friedrich Merz will visit President Trump in Washington on Thursday.

JD Vance, who appears to have sincere concerns about the use of law to silence criticism of politicians in Germany, will no doubt be concerned to learn that the AfD, a party he has come close to endorsing, is making extensive use of these legal tools. welt.de/politik/deutsc…

I see it's "restore the pollen-count app to my home screen" season in Berlin again

Major blow to a central plank of the German government's asylum policy: a court rules in favour of three Somalis who filed a lawsuit after being rejected at the border with Poland. spiegel.de/panorama/justi…

They're literally doing the meme

How will Trump ambush Merz in the Oval Office?

It's funny but perhaps not unproductive that people are crediting Merz with the decline in asylum numbers that began well before he took office. Draw the sting, take the credit, get rid of the dumb border policies and talk about something else.

My take on Germany's rearmament efforts: a huge story for Europe and NATO, and perhaps the animating mission of Friedrich Merz's new government. (I didn't write the headline.) ⬇️

Yes. In Germany's case, officials say that spending on eg Ukr support, mil co-op with ex-NATO countries, defence against hybrid etc would shift from current core (2%) to the 1.5% top-up

This is gold

News: Asked if he'll keep US troops in Germany, Trump - "We'll be doing that, no problem."

putting pronouns back in my bio just to be safe