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Germany Approves €500 Billion Fund Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD reached an agreement on a €500 billion special fund for infrastructure investment and changes to the budget anchor rule, driven by geopolitical instability and NATO's upcoming defense spending increase.
Germany Approves €500 Billion Fund Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD reached an agreement on a €500 billion special fund for infrastructure investment and changes to the budget anchor rule, driven by geopolitical instability and NATO's upcoming defense spending increase.
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40% Bias Score
German Coalition Talks Spark Political Backlash
Following coalition talks between the Union and SPD in Berlin, reactions range from support by CSU leader Markus Söder and Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who defended a planned debt package, to harsh criticism by the Greens, FDP, and other parties who accused the Union of broken promises and irres...
German Coalition Talks Spark Political Backlash
Following coalition talks between the Union and SPD in Berlin, reactions range from support by CSU leader Markus Söder and Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who defended a planned debt package, to harsh criticism by the Greens, FDP, and other parties who accused the Union of broken promises and irres...
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52% Bias Score
Hamburg Approves CDU/SPD Defense and Infrastructure Funding Package
Hamburg's Finance Senator Dressel praises the CDU/SPD agreement's flexible approach to defense and infrastructure funding, enabling states to increase debt by 0.35% of GDP, a move also supported by the Left party and port authorities.
Hamburg Approves CDU/SPD Defense and Infrastructure Funding Package
Hamburg's Finance Senator Dressel praises the CDU/SPD agreement's flexible approach to defense and infrastructure funding, enabling states to increase debt by 0.35% of GDP, a move also supported by the Left party and port authorities.
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44% Bias Score
Germany's Coalition Government Faces €900 Billion Investment Challenge, Seeks Debt Brake Reform
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD are negotiating a coalition government, facing a €130 billion budget shortfall and requiring €900 billion for defense and infrastructure modernization. Constitutional changes to the debt brake are proposed to fund these projects, requiring a two-thirds parliamentary majorit...
Germany's Coalition Government Faces €900 Billion Investment Challenge, Seeks Debt Brake Reform
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD are negotiating a coalition government, facing a €130 billion budget shortfall and requiring €900 billion for defense and infrastructure modernization. Constitutional changes to the debt brake are proposed to fund these projects, requiring a two-thirds parliamentary majorit...
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44% Bias Score
Merz Reverses Campaign Pledges, Agrees to Massive Spending Increase
Ten days after the German Bundestag election, Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz reversed his financial pledges, agreeing to suspend the debt brake for increased defense and infrastructure spending (€500 billion) following five rounds of negotiations with the SPD, prompting criticism within the Uni...
Merz Reverses Campaign Pledges, Agrees to Massive Spending Increase
Ten days after the German Bundestag election, Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz reversed his financial pledges, agreeing to suspend the debt brake for increased defense and infrastructure spending (€500 billion) following five rounds of negotiations with the SPD, prompting criticism within the Uni...
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64% Bias Score
Heightened Security for Biberach Green Party Event After 2022 Protests
Following violent protests in 2022 that forced cancellation of a Green Party event in Biberach, Germany, the 2023 event will feature heightened security including mandatory registration, despite the return of high-profile speakers like Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann and Cem Özdemir; 63 peop...
Heightened Security for Biberach Green Party Event After 2022 Protests
Following violent protests in 2022 that forced cancellation of a Green Party event in Biberach, Germany, the 2023 event will feature heightened security including mandatory registration, despite the return of high-profile speakers like Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann and Cem Özdemir; 63 peop...
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40% Bias Score
Germany Plans Massive Debt-Financed Infrastructure Investment, Sparking Schuldenbremse Debate
Germany's new CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government plans a €500 billion infrastructure investment package financed by debt, necessitating a Schuldenbremse reform to accommodate increased defense spending, despite concerns about rising national debt and opposition from the AfD and Left party.
Germany Plans Massive Debt-Financed Infrastructure Investment, Sparking Schuldenbremse Debate
Germany's new CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government plans a €500 billion infrastructure investment package financed by debt, necessitating a Schuldenbremse reform to accommodate increased defense spending, despite concerns about rising national debt and opposition from the AfD and Left party.
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36% Bias Score
German Greens Propose Basic Law Reform Amidst Budget Debate
Germany's Green Party proposed amending the Basic Law to allow for additional government spending, expressing reservations about the Union and SPD's plan to bypass the debt brake for defense and infrastructure, demanding a broad democratic consensus before the Bundestag's reconstitution at the end o...
German Greens Propose Basic Law Reform Amidst Budget Debate
Germany's Green Party proposed amending the Basic Law to allow for additional government spending, expressing reservations about the Union and SPD's plan to bypass the debt brake for defense and infrastructure, demanding a broad democratic consensus before the Bundestag's reconstitution at the end o...
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44% Bias Score
AfD Sets Sights on Saxony-Anhalt State Election Victory
The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, classified as far-right by the domestic intelligence agency, aims to win all direct mandates and secure 45% of the vote in the upcoming state election, fueled by their recent success in the Bundestag election where they won all direct mandates and 37.1% of the second vote i...
AfD Sets Sights on Saxony-Anhalt State Election Victory
The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, classified as far-right by the domestic intelligence agency, aims to win all direct mandates and secure 45% of the vote in the upcoming state election, fueled by their recent success in the Bundestag election where they won all direct mandates and 37.1% of the second vote i...
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56% Bias Score
German Greens Divided Over Black-Red Financial Deal
Germany's Green party faces internal divisions over its support for Union-SPD financial plans, involving hundreds of billions in loans and debt brake reform, with negotiations ongoing and a final decision pending.
German Greens Divided Over Black-Red Financial Deal
Germany's Green party faces internal divisions over its support for Union-SPD financial plans, involving hundreds of billions in loans and debt brake reform, with negotiations ongoing and a final decision pending.
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60% Bias Score
CSU Holds Aschermittwoch Rally Amidst German Coalition Talks
While national coalition talks between the Union and SPD are underway, the CSU held its traditional Aschermittwoch political rally in Passau with Markus Söder as the main speaker, unlike the SPD and CDU which canceled their events, emphasizing the different importance of the event for the CSU.
CSU Holds Aschermittwoch Rally Amidst German Coalition Talks
While national coalition talks between the Union and SPD are underway, the CSU held its traditional Aschermittwoch political rally in Passau with Markus Söder as the main speaker, unlike the SPD and CDU which canceled their events, emphasizing the different importance of the event for the CSU.
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36% Bias Score
Baerbock Declines Green Party Leadership Role Due to Personal Reasons
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has decided against seeking a leadership position in the Green Party's parliamentary group due to personal reasons, citing the strain of years in high-level politics on her family life following her recent separation, despite initial considerations for co-le...
Baerbock Declines Green Party Leadership Role Due to Personal Reasons
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has decided against seeking a leadership position in the Green Party's parliamentary group due to personal reasons, citing the strain of years in high-level politics on her family life following her recent separation, despite initial considerations for co-le...
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44% Bias Score
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