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‘Lawfare’ on Israel’s war on Gaza reaches Germany. Will the case succeed?

Top German officials including Chancellor Scholz are being sued for allegedly ‘aiding genocide’.

Al Jazeera

German lawyers sue Scholz, alleging complicity in Gaza ‘genocide’

Lawyers representing Palestinians file case against top politicians as Germany sides with Israel.

Al Jazeera

Germany Cuts 2024 Growth Forecast As Economic Woes Pile Up

The German government slashed its growth forecast for 2024 on Wednesday, warning that Europe's largest economy was in "difficult waters" as it faced a series of headwinds.

International Business Times

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German Economy Buffeted By 'Perfect Storm'

Weaker exports, costly energy and a stuttering green transition have combined to form a "perfect storm" for the German economy, leaving Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition bickering over how to change course.

International Business Times

‘Europe must defend itself’: shadow of war in Ukraine looms over security conference

With ongoing US support far from guaranteed, Ukraine urges Europe to back fight against Russia, for its own sake

The Guardian - UK

‘Let us be clear, Russia is responsible’: world leaders react to Navalny’s death

Kamala Harris, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz were among those condemning Putin’s regime after his opponent’s death

The Guardian - UK

Trump Threats Spark New Nuclear Arms Debate In Germany

Two years after its about-turn on defence policy in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Germany is starting to rethink another national taboo: nuclear weapons.

International Business Times

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UK could contribute to nuclear shield if Trump wins, suggests German minister

Comments draw Britain into debate about European security without US providing bulk of Nato’s nuclear deterrent

The Guardian - UK

UK services sector posts fastest growth in eight months; Fed’s Powell urges prudence on interest rate cuts – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as pound hits lowest level since December

The Guardian - UK

Eurozone Narrowly Dodges Recession

The eurozone economy narrowly avoided a technical recession in the second half of 2023 but stagnated in the final three months of the year, official data showed Tuesday.

International Business Times

Far-right AfD Could Be Next After German Court Defunds Neo-Nazi Party

Germany's constitutional court on Tuesday approved a request to withdraw public funds from the neo-Nazi Homeland party, offering what one official called a possible "blueprint" for action against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

International Business Times

Globalisation is not dead, but it is fading: ‘glocalisation’ is becoming the new mantra

Industrial policy such as a green growth plan is no longer a dirty word as nations realise shorter supply chains and a strategic state role are necessary

The Guardian - UK

Davos Free-trade Champions Fret Over War, Climate

After Covid and the war in Ukraine, free-trade boosters in Davos fretted over a new bout of turmoil in global supply chains due to rising geopolitical frictions.

International Business Times

Tata Steel accused of ‘industrial vandalism’ over plan to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs – as it happened

Tata Steel confirmed plans to close two Welsh blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800 jobs

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Here’s a tip for Europe’s crisis-beset leaders: ask ‘What would Jacques Delors do?’

Faced with war and the threat of Trump, Ursula von der Leyen and others should study the legacy of modern Europe’s architect, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of tractors block Berlin as farmers protest over fuel subsidy cuts

Estimated 30,000 protesters bring city centre to a standstill as they call on government to reverse decision

International Business Times

German Farmers Round Off Week Of Angry Protests In Berlin

Thousands of angry farmers descended on Berlin with their tractors and loudly booed a government minister on Monday, rounding off a week of nationwide protests against plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture.

Al Jazeera

Thousands of tractors block Berlin traffic over plans to end diesel subsidy

Farmers join a rally in the German capital demanding a rethink of the government’s plan to end fuel tax break.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on strikes and protests in Germany: this is no time for austerity

Editorial: Olaf Scholz needs a new economic approach to heal divisions in a country renowned for its consensual politics

The Guardian - UK

‘The mood is heating up’: Germany fears strikes will play into hands of far right

Angry protests by farmers, hauliers and railway workers risk being exploited by populists such as Alternative für Deutschland

The Independent UK

Germany's government waters down a cost-cutting plan that infuriated the country's farmers

The German government is watering down cost-saving plans that have infuriated farmers

The Independent UK

Members of Germany's smallest governing party vote to stay in Scholz's coalition, prompting relief

Members of the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular coalition have voted in a low-profile ballot to stay in the troubled government, but the result underlines the three-party alliance’s difficulties

International Business Times

EU Strikes Budget Reform Deal After Two-year Wrangle

The EU agreed reforms Wednesday that will loosen budget rules with the goal of encouraging investments while keeping debt and spending under control, after France and Germany bridged their differences.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the EU at a crossroads: time for new economic thinking

Editorial: Plans to reintroduce the straitjacket of fiscal rules, at a time when the union faces exceptional challenges, are a mistake

Al Jazeera

Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional?

Even as the EU invited Ukraine for membership talks, deep divisions are now visible after a year of rare unity.

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