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Merz: Europe's self-defense can no longer afford delay after Washington's decision to halt aid to Ukraine

Germany will massively increase spending in defense and infrastructure. - The debt limit law (Schuldenbremse) will be suspended for defense expenditure. The exact number has not been disclosed, yet, but it will certainly be somewhere between 3% and 5% GDP. The main point is that there is no limit and not fixed time-frame. All-in if necessary. - €500 billion for infrastructure (rail, bridges, airports, critical infrastructure) will be allocated over a period of 10 years. CDU leader and incoming Chancellor Merz:"Whatever it takes."

President Zelensky: Had a productive conversation with the leader of the CDU party, which won the Bundestag elections, @_FriedrichMerz. We coordinated our positions and I appreciate his support. Ukraine highly values Germany’s efforts to restore European security and protect lives in our country. We remember that Germany is the leader in supplying air defense systems to Ukraine and plays a crucial role in ensuring our financial stability. Agreed with Friedrich Merz on further cooperation and contacts

At least one dead, several injured after person drives car into crowd and Mannheim, Germany - police

UK PM Starmer and French President Macron have arrived at the London summit on Ukraine, per Sky News. They will soon be joined by Zelensky and leaders from Italy, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Finland, and Romania. Representatives from Canada and Turkey are also expected to attend

German Foreign Minister: German support for Ukraine must be increased immediately

German Foreign Minister: Europeans must have a unified position on Ukraine issue

France might deployed warplanes with nuclear weapons in Germany as part of a deterrence umbrella on Europe, according to the Telegraph

Merz: "We need a speedy and sensible formation of a government. We must become capable of acting internationally. I remain personally hopeful that we will have formed a government by Easter. Europe is waiting for Germany."

Merz: "We have won this federal election, and we have done so very clearly and decisively. I will strive to form a federal government that represents the entire German population and solves the problems of our country."

German exit poll shows centre-right CDU in first with AfD making big gains 2nd

Turnout in the German election at 2pm CET was 52pc, compared with 36.5pc in 2021, according to the Federal Election Officer

Germany federal election: polling stations are open

A Man was seriously wounded in a knife attack at Berlin's Holocaust memorial: German media

Merz: “We need to have discussions with both the British and the French — the two European nuclear powers — about whether nuclear sharing, or at least nuclear security from the U.K. and France, could also apply to us.”

German Chancellor Scholz says Trump's description of Zelensky as a "dictator" is wrong and dangerous

Chancellor Scholz: It is a difficult situation for Europe. We welcome the talks about peace for Ukraine. But it must be a fair and sustainable peace. And: Ukraine must be part of these talks. Europe will keep on supporting Ukraine. This is what I stressed in my meetings with @ZelenskyyUa

German Chancellor at Paris meeting on Ukraine: No dictates can be imposed on Kyiv

At a rally in Düsseldorf: Man attacks AfD speaker. The "Düsseldorf Alliance" had called for the protest. Posters read: "Human rights instead of right-wing people" or "All of Düsseldorf hates the AfD"

According to ZDF information, US Vice President JD Vance met with AfD leader Alice Weidel in the afternoon after his speech at the Munich Security Conference. They spoke for about 30 minutes. They discussed Ukraine war and German domestic policy - including the firewall.

German Chancellor Scholz: Russia's victory or Ukraine's collapse will not bring peace

Scholz says US is right to call for more European investment into European security. Calls for "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukrainians. And nothing about Europe without Europeans"

Scholz calls for Zeitenwende 2.0 in response to recent US initiatives. "Requires clear, fast and decisive European answer. Not someday but now". Calls for massive expansion of military spending, reform of debt brake and advancing discussion in EU on investment in defense

German police: Munich ramming suspect is Afghan asylum seeker

Germany’s Helsing to deliver 6,000 HX-2 strike drones to Ukraine

German police: Injuries in Munich hit-and-run

In Munich, a car is said to have driven into a crowd of people. Apparently, several people are injured

Germany's Defence Minister said he regretted that Trump administration had already made concessions to Russia, adding that Ukraine's possible NATO membership and the whether it should concede territory to Russia should not be taken off the table before talks start

German Foreign Ministry expresses concern over attack on El Fasher

In Brandenburg an der Havel there were protests today against an AfD election campaign event. Around 200 people took part in an Antifa demonstration. The AfD event attracted around 250 people, including several young neo-Nazis.