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17 October 2026 Markets France
France and Germany agreed on the "Made in Europe" text: to receive subsidies, vehicles must be produced in the EU with at least 70% European components. The agreement was reached after German social democrats lifted their opposition.
16 October 2026 Markets France
Paris and Berlin found Thursday a provisional agreement on "made in Europe" automotive industry. It tightens access conditions for non-EU countries to public markets and aid, and eases the ban on thermal engines planned for 2035. France makes concessions on car CO2 emissions.
15 October 2026 Geopolitics
The Saxony-Anhalt Regional Parliament adopted Wednesday, at the urging of the AfD and the BSW, a text aimed at ending Germany's support for Ukraine and moving closer to Russia.
15 October 2026 Geopolitics Ukraine
The trial of Serhi Kouznietsov, a former Ukrainian officer suspected of orchestrating the sabotage of two Baltic Sea pipelines in 2022, opened Wednesday in Hamburg. Germany officially accuses Ukraine.
14 October 2026 Geopolitics
The trial of Serhi K., a former Ukrainian officer accused of directing the sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, opens in Hamburg, four years after the events. It is to continue until February.
13 October 2026 Geopolitics
Social Democrat Bärbel Bas left the government and the SPD presidency, citing bereavement and public attacks from her conservative partners. Chancellor Friedrich Merz, already severely weakened, sees his coalition shaken.
9 October 2026 Geopolitics
After the AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt, several CDU officials reportedly voted for a far-right candidate for the presidency of the regional parliament. The SPD is outraged and the ruling coalition is threatened.
7 October 2026 Geopolitics France
President Macron and Chancellor Merz launch an initiative to equip Brussels with means for rapid blocking of imports threatening the economy or security. Commissioner Maros Sefcovic is in China on October 8 and 9.
7 October 2026 Geopolitics
August Hanning, who headed German intelligence from 1998 to 2005, is arrested, suspected of having transmitted classified information to a foreign power. He allegedly continued to receive it after his departure in 2005.
6 October 2026 Geopolitics France
In a letter to the European Commission, Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron propose a new trade arsenal allowing certain products to be excluded from the European market in order to correct imbalances with China.
6 October 2026 World United States
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine is awarded to American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. By inserting certain proteins into the membrane of nerve cells, they managed to turn them on or off with light.
5 October 2026 Geopolitics Ukraine
A Russian drone again struck a Kiev bridge on the day of a surprise visit by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz announced new weapons contracts and a new promise of financial aid. Moscow had advised Europeans against travelling to Kiev.
4 October 2026 Geopolitics Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived Sunday morning in Kiev, accompanied by the Minister of Economy and Energy, Katherina Reiche. The visit comes as the capital is undergoing heavy Russian attacks and tensions persist over Ukraine's prospects for EU membership.
27 September 2026 Geopolitics Russia
Before the UN General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergueï Lavrov accused Europe of obstructing negotiations on Ukraine. He also met with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, a first exchange of this type since the start of the Russian invasion.
22 September 2026 Markets
German automakers, notably Volkswagen, are suffering a collapse in sales and profits, a stock market plunge and job cuts. The IG Metall union organized a mobilization on Monday.
22 September 2026 Geopolitics
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is weakened after heavy defeats for his party in regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. He refuses to shoulder responsibility alone and is struggling to maintain his coalition.
21 September 2026 Geopolitics
The far-right AfD came first in regional elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with nearly 38% of the vote, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU fell below 5% for the first time since 1949. In Berlin, the radical left Die Linke came first. Merz ruled out any resignation despite what he himself described as a disaster for his party.
20 September 2026 Markets
Germany reduced its fuel tax as Middle East conflicts drive up pump prices. The German Finance Minister is calling on Brussels to prepare a proposal for an exceptional tax on oil companies' profits.
20 September 2026 Geopolitics
Around 3.8 million German voters went to the polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ballots marked by the advance of the far right and radical left, further weakening Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
19 September 2026 Markets
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced measures to ease the fuel bill for Germans, facing high pump prices due to disruptions in the global oil market.
17 September 2026 Markets
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius defends a record budget of 140 billion euros for 2027, in a context of tense budget debate in Germany.
13 September 2026 World
Approximately 150,000 people demonstrated on Saturday in around twenty German cities, including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, to demand the banning of the far-right AfD party, which is about to lead the Saxony-Anhalt region.
11 September 2026 Markets United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates will invest a total of 40 billion euros in Germany, notably in advanced digital infrastructure and the development of new data centers.
11 September 2026 Markets France
The 'spread', the gap between ten-year borrowing rates for France and Germany, reached a level unseen since the 2012 debt crisis. On September 10, the French OAT stood at 4.44% compared to 3.50% for the German Bund, a gap of approximately 94 basis points.
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