We are 95 per cent of the way to a coalition deal, German SPD says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) are around 95 per cent of the way to reaching a coalition deal, an...
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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...
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,...
German parties agree on key migrant issue in coalition talks
Germany’s would-be coalition parties have reached a compromise on the divisive question of family reunions for migrants, both sides involved in the negotiations said on...
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...
SPD leader calls for eurozone budget ahead of Merkel meeting
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), who are expected to enter talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s conservatives on forming a coalition government, said Europe needed...
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, Schulz urge undecided Germans to vote with far right gaining
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel, poised to win a fourth term in Sunday’s election, urged supporters on Saturday to keep fighting for votes with a...
German media bemoan grand coalition scenario after limp TV duel
A mood of pre-election apathy rippled through German media on Monday, as commentators concluded Angela Merkel‘s rival for chancellor had blown his best chance of depriving...
Merkel rejects electric car quota pushed by election rival Schulz
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday rejected a proposal made by her Social Democrat rivals to introduce quotas for electric cars in Europe, arguing the...
