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Merz just lost the vote to be German chancellor. What next?

Merz just lost the vote to be German chancellor. What next?

The conservative leader’s wafer-thin majority is exposed after failing to get parliamentary support. The next few days will be crucial.

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Humiliated Merz fails to be elected German chancellor on first parliament ballot

Humiliated Merz fails to be elected German chancellor on first parliament ballot

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Trump has already screwed over Germany's new chancellor

Trump has already screwed over Germany’s new chancellor

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Europe’s final plan to quit Russian energy: Enlist wary execs

Europe’s final plan to quit Russian energy: Enlist wary execs

Macron to meet al-Sharaa in Syrian leader’s first trip to Europe

Trump has already screwed over Germany’s new chancellor

EU sails past deadline to tame AI models amid vocal US opposition

Centrist Nicușor Dan faces uphill battle to beat Simion in Romanian presidential runoff

EU countries soften push to stop Chinese tech buyouts

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Editors’ picks

Orbán’s man in Brussels stalls Russian energy exit plan

Orbán’s man in Brussels stalls Russian energy exit plan

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Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump's war on universities as 'gigantic miscalculation'

Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump’s war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’

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Poland went all in on chickens. Then came bird flu.

Poland went all in on chickens. Then came bird flu.

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Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner ... who's banned from Ukraine

Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine

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It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

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EPP's war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe's political center

EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center

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Senior Commission official faces internal disciplinary probe linked to Qatar gifts

Senior Commission official faces internal disciplinary probe linked to Qatar gifts

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‘Gloves off’: A former Trump trade official on his China fight

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Why the next pope may be a ‘break’ from the past

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France

French PM considering referendum on budget plans

French PM considering referendum on budget plans

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France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

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French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing

French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing

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The Continent

Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round, Nicușor Dan comes second

Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round, Nicușor Dan comes second

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Russian hacker group attacks Romanian government websites on election day

Russian hacker group attacks Romanian government websites on election day

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Europe needs to up its space game to fend off Musk, Russia and China

Europe needs to up its space game to fend off Musk, Russia and China

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Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church's power base

Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base

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Britain

UK is 'compliant servant of communist China,' Trump’s trade adviser says

UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says

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Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?

Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?

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While Farage surges, Labour sticks to its guns

While Farage surges, Labour sticks to its guns

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Washington

Trump wants the credit, but not the blame, for US economy

Trump wants the credit, but not the blame, for US economy

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How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election

How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election

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Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

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Brussels

Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations

Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations

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Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

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Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don't punish neighbors

Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don’t punish neighbors

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Manfred Weber secures second term atop Europe's most powerful party

Manfred Weber secures second term atop Europe’s most powerful party

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Germany

Trump team clashes with Berlin over AfD designation as right-wing extremist

Trump team clashes with Berlin over AfD designation as right-wing extremist

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The AfD is a right-wing extremist group, German intelligence agency says

The AfD is a right-wing extremist group, German intelligence agency says

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Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

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Opinion

Africa’s message to the world: Do you want to be part of the next economic miracle?

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Africa’s message to the world: Do you want to be part of the next economic miracle?

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Trump's trade policy offers the EU an unexpected opportunity — if it can grab it

Opinion

Trump’s trade policy offers the EU an unexpected opportunity — if it can grab it

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Europe’s diplomatic blind spot: Kallas’ visit to Baku

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Europe’s diplomatic blind spot: Kallas’ visit to Baku

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An ugly Ukraine deal was predictable — but this will merely pause Russia’s revanchism

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An ugly Ukraine deal was predictable — but this will merely pause Russia’s revanchism

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