German parties add another day in coalition talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) plan to continue negotiations on Tuesday as they struggle to reach agreement on healthcare...
Germany coalition talks
German parties make final push for coalition deal
Negotiators for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) reconvened on Monday to hammer out compromises on healthcare and labour policy,...
Germany’s SPD wants Merkel to sweeten coalition deal
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) on Monday demanded concessions on immigration and healthcare from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in looming coalition talks that the centre-left party...
Split Social Democrats could sink Merkel’s coalition plans
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) tried on Tuesday to quash a grassroots rebellion against a blueprint agreed with Angela Merkel’s conservatives to enter formal talks...
German establishment woos SPD activists to back coalition talks
Senior politicians from Germany’s conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) sought on Monday to shore up support for a deal on forming a coalition, after members...
SPD warn Merkel: Our members need to be convinced
Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic party (SPD) on Monday warned Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives that it would not win approval from its members for a new...
SPD leader agrees to talks on joining German government
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to open exploratory talks on forming a government with Chancellor Angela Merkel, party leader Martin Schulz said, providing a chance...
SPD head seeks ‘United States of Europe’, open to coalition talks
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) urged his party on Thursday to push for the creation of a “United States of Europe” and keep...
SPD to start talks with Merkel next week if members agree
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) said on Monday he would launch talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on forming a government next week...
Merkel allies try to appease fuming SPD
Senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives urged the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday to refrain from drawing red lines on policy issues that...
German SPD considers propping up Merkel, but only if members agree
Germany’s Social Democrats agreed on Friday, under intense pressure, to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on renewing their outgoing coalition government, but pledged that...
Merkel aide gives German parties three weeks to find way out of crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s right-hand man, Peter Altmaier, appealed to political parties on Tuesday to decide in the next three weeks whether they can form a stable...
Germany’s Greens drop key demands ahead of crunch coalition talks
The leaders of Germany’s Greens said on Tuesday they would not insist on fixed dates to shut down coal-fired power stations and ban cars with...