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EUROPE MORNING BRIEFING
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU party lost the Baden-Württemberg state election yesterday, with the Green party leading at 30.2%. This morning, polling indicates a decline in Merz’s popularity amid broader trends in European leadership.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China next week with a large business delegation, aiming to strengthen economic ties amid rising Chinese competition for Germany’s car makers. He emphasized the importance of balancing cooperation and competition in foreign economic policy.
German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil stated that failing to advance the digital euro is detrimental to Europe, urging swift progress ahead of a meeting with euro area ministers in Brussels. The proposal currently faces a deadlock in the European Parliament.
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Germany has experienced a dramatic 40% rise in politically motivated crime, driven largely by extreme far-right violence targeting migrants, activists, and politicians.
Luxembourg’s Xavier Bettel and Finland’s Elina Valtonen expressed optimism about Johann Wadephul’s appointment, highlighting a government capable of action in Germany.
What’s dominating the USA news headlines? Politics, politics, politics! Protests are sweeping the US – as are measles – with anti-Trump and anti-Musk protests expected in Florida today, there’s coverage of the US economy as fears of a recession start to climb and perhaps the biggest story for the US today is news that the US and Ukraine sign minerals deal in major breakthrough.
Khartoum, once a vibrant metropolis, has been left devastated by conflict, with over 61,000 casualties reported amidst a power struggle between the RSF and the SAF.
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