Events

Canceller Merz: El fet que el president Zelenski viatgés a Turquia malgrat això és un gest enorme. Putin no s'hi va presentar, i només això ja el deixa en la seva posició. Hi ha un nou paquet de sancions a punt. L'adoptarem dimarts a Brussel·les.

El ministre d'Afers Exteriors d'Ucraïna es va reunir amb els ministres d'Afers Exteriors de França, Alemanya i Polònia a Turquia

"The Americans have the bombs on planes in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Turkey …We are ready to open this discussion," Macron said, indicating he was open to considering the potential deployment of France's nuclear weapons elsewhere in Europe

Germany’s Incoming Chancellor Merz: I will push firstly for reduction of tariffs, secondly for simplification of technological standards

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has banned a group known as the "Kingdom of Germany," associated with the far-right Reich Citizens movement, with police carrying out raids at properties of key members across seven German states

Els EUA han aprovat la transferència de 125 míssils HIMARS i 100 míssils Patriot a Ucraïna. Els míssils formaven part dels inventaris alemanys, però necessitaven l'aprovació de Washington. Ja estan de camí cap a Ucraïna. Font: NYT

German Foreign Ministry: Ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is "an important first step towards ending the spiral of escalation."

Ministre d'Afers Exteriors d'Ucraïna: Després de la reunió de la Coalició dels Voluntaris a Kíiv, els cinc líders @ZelenskyyUa @EmmanuelMacron @bundeskanzler @donaldtusk @Keir_Starmer van tenir una trucada fructífera amb @POTUS centrada en els esforços de pau. Ucraïna i tots els seus aliats estan preparats per a un alto el foc complet i incondicional per terra, aire i mar durant almenys 30 dies a partir de dilluns. Si Rússia hi està d'acord i es garanteix una supervisió eficaç, un alto el foc durador i mesures de foment de la confiança poden aplanar el camí cap a les negociacions de pau.

El president Macron, el primer ministre Starmer, el primer ministre Tusk i la cancellera Merz van arribar a Kíev

Germany's Merz: I think the attitude of the US government has changed positively towards European allies since my election

Merz i Trump van parlar per telèfon per primera vegada. La lectura alemanya diu que tots dos "van estar d'acord": - "una estreta cooperació amb l'objectiu d'acabar la guerra a Ucraïna". - "Rússia ha d'acceptar una treva" - "volen acabar ràpidament amb els desacords comercials". - "una estreta cooperació" i visites aviat

Germany’s domestic spy agency has paused the “extremist” label for the AfD party after a legal challenge by the AfD, Cologne court says

Macron: We will establish a Franco-German Defense and Security Council

Germany's new chancellor calls on the Trump administration to "stay out of interference" in his country's domestic politics.

Merz just appointed Chancellor by Steinmeier

Merz, elegit canceller alemany en la segona volta de les eleccions

German airline Lufthansa suspends flights to and from Tel Aviv until May 6

Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution: AfD is proven to be right-wing extremist

Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor-in-waiting, calls for renewed national confidence and unity as he promotes his centre-right party's programme ahead of the launch of his government

La delegació d'Ucraïna, inclòs el cap de l'Oficina del President d'Ucraïna, Andrii Yermak, i el ministre d'Afers Exteriors d'Ucraïna, Andrii Sybiha, es va reunir amb els seus homòlegs del Regne Unit, França i Alemanya a la reunió sobre seguretat a París.

La Coalició Radio Electronic Warfare per donar suport a Ucraïna es va crear a Ramstein. La coalició de 10 països estarà encapçalada per Alemanya

Germany's Incoming Chancellor Merz: We should have 0% tariffs on all transatlantic trade, then the problem is solved

OSW: The inauguration of the new chancellor is planned for May 7, so that Friedrich Merz can participate in the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II as head of government

Germany's Merz: New government should stand in the week after April 28

Friedrich Merz just presented core elements of coalition agreement. Tax cuts, tough on migration, rejections at the border, rollback of citizenship after 3 years back to 5 years but fast track migration to Germany for highly skilled workers

Action against "fake news": The wording from the exploratory paper remains unchanged. "The deliberate dissemination of false factual claims is not covered by freedom of expression," the coalition agreement states.

The National Security Council and the National Situation Center (for direct crisis management) will be established, BOTH in the Chancellery,- the coalition agreement, page 126:

The CDU/CSU-SPD coalition has apparently agreed on a change to citizenship law. The earliest naturalization possible is after five years, instead of the three years introduced by the "Ampel" coalition (assuming good integration).

AFP quoting the German Foreign Minister: Netanyahu's visit to Hungary is a bad day for international law

German Economy Minister: Trump will succumb to pressure if Europe unites on tariffs