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‘Not going to happen’: US envoy rules out European role in Ukraine-Russia peace talks
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Zelensky says Ukraine prepared to discuss neutrality in peace talks
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Nato at odds with Ukraine over Soviet-style tactics
British defence sources have accused Zelensky’s troops of wasting expensive weapons and equipment
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Kyiv’s troops are understood to be combining Western-donated weapons with Soviet-style tactics, in a misstep which has led to a significant amount of squandered Nato weaponry.
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bankruptcy in its own parliament - Resolution for Selenskyj fails in Kyiv by eight votes
Russia has repeatedly doubted the legitimacy of the Ukrainian president. A vote by the deputies in Kyiv was intended to underline public support for Zelensky. But the motion narrowly missed the necessary number of votes.
Russia has repeatedly doubted the legitimacy of the Ukrainian president. A vote by the deputies in Kyiv was intended to underline public support for Zelensky. But the motion narrowly missed the necessary number of votes.
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Baerbock: After election Sunday, 700 billion euros will flow into Ukraine
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Baerbock also made some pretty clear indications about the amount of payments to Ukraine in this interview in Munich: The minister said it could be about 700 billion euros, reports the Berliner Zeitung. The Green Party then defended this record spending as follows: "Similar to the euro or the corona crisis, there is now a financial package for security in Europe. That will come in the near future."
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Trump call to up defense spending to 5% rattles NATO allies
European NATO members would struggle to increase defense spending to 5% considering the high social welfare bill in the continent. But analysts say Trump's demand could be a negotiating tactic to reach a compromise.
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USA plans new draft agreement for access to Ukrainian raw materials
In first draft, USA reserves "lien" and extensive access to Ukrainian infrastructure / British newspaper speaks of "reparations" and "new Versailles" / EU and Union faction share strategic interest of USA
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Libra cryptocurrency scandal lands Javier Milei in the worst crisis of his presidency
A deleted fragment of a television interview highlights the government’s concern about a possible judicial escalation of the crisis
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Romanian far-right presidential hopeful detained on street and indicted
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2025 federal election - Union strongest force, FDP and BSW out
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Old Bundestag - Will the debt brake be reformed quickly now?
A two-thirds majority in the Bundestag is required for important changes to the law. This will be difficult for the new government. Could the old Bundestag quickly pass the reform of the debt brake?
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Despite arrest warrant - Merz apparently wants to invite Netanyahu
There is an international arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu - and yet election winner Merz apparently wants to invite him to Germany. Merz said there are ways and means of not having the Prime Minister arrested.
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Tax plans of the parties: Between wish and reality
In the federal election campaign, the parties' tax policy proposals are hotly debated. What the CDU/CSU, FDP and AfD have presented fluctuates between redistribution from the bottom to the top and unaffordability. A serious and fair tax policy can be done differently, says #schlaglicht 05/2025 from Lower Saxony.
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“More time and resources” needed: Introduction of electronic patient records continues to be delayed
The electronic patient record was supposed to be launched nationwide this week. But the project, a milestone in the digitization of the healthcare system, is being delayed further.
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Bundestag votes against increasing the minimum wage
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All parliamentary groups rejected the motion, only the members of the Left Party group voted in favour with the BSW group.
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increase to 15 euros: One in four jobs would be affected by minimum wage increase
The Left, SPD, Greens and BSW want to quickly raise the minimum wage by a good two euros per hour. Millions of people would be affected.
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New documents - Evidence of false testimony by Olaf Scholz before Cum-Ex investigation committee
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The request in November 2019 was particularly sensitive because Left Party MP Norbert Hackbusch inquired about meetings between Senate representatives such as Scholz and his successor Peter Tschentscher with representatives of the Warburg Bank, which was involved in the Cum-Ex scandal . The answer denied such meetings. It is now known that Scholz met with Warburg co-owner Olearius at least three times.
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Worry about bio-laboratory in the new US hospital near Weilerbach
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Opinion poll: Four out of five Germans see social division
Counter-demonstrators at party events, arguments among friends - the conflict of opinions has many faces. The current social climate is causing concern for some.
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fuel for fighter aircraft - NATO plans kerosene pipeline to Eastern Europe
According to information from Der Spiegel, NATO is planning to expand its pipeline system to Eastern Europe. This will ensure fuel supplies in the event of a possible Russian attack.
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Federal government finances smaller share of pensions than 20 years ago
There is a bitter dispute over how the statutory pension will be financed in the future. However, the subsidies from tax money have recently been relatively lower than in 2004.
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“ Resolution of the Federal Council on the exemption of benefits from statutory pension insurance from taxation up to an amount of 2,000 euros per month. ”
This initiative is significant because it shows that state parliaments can also take initiatives to improve the social situation of pensioners. We reproduce the motion and its justification in full, followed by a statement from BSW social politician Melanie Matzies-Köhler. At the instigation of the Sarah Wagenknech Alliance , the point was included in the coalition agreement in Brandenburg in December 2024 (corrected in 2014).
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4.97 percent: BSW doubts the legitimacy of the election result
Result fell below 5 percent limit shortly before the end of the count / Party wants to have legality "legally examined" / De Masi: Germans living abroad significantly prevented from voting / Irregularities in counting in Aachen
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EU spending - More for Russian energy than for Ukraine aid
Last year, EU countries spent more on fossil fuels from Russia than on financial aid to Ukraine. This is the result of a study by the research institute CREA.
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200 billion arms deal bypasses Bundestag – SPD “ready for anything”
CDU and SPD want to convene the old Bundestag to decide on a new special armament fund. The Left Party criticizes this as a "sham".
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UN Security Council for Moscow-friendly Ukraine resolution
The rifts between Europe and the USA are becoming increasingly clear in Ukraine policy. The UN Security Council adopted a pro-Russian US resolution late in the evening. Hours earlier, the UN General Assembly had passed a resolution critical of Russia.
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Kremlin rejects US proposal – European troops in Ukraine "unacceptable"
What could a deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin look like? Certainly not the way the Americans imagine it, the Kremlin says.
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