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Kanclers Mercs: Tas, ka prezidents Zelenskis, neskatoties uz to, devās uz Turkiju, ir milzīgs žests. Putins neieradās – un tas vien jau liecina, ka viņš ir kļūdījies. Jauna sankciju pakete ir gatava. Mēs to pieņemsim otrdien Briselē.

Ukrainas ārlietu ministrs Turkijā tikās ar Francijas, Vācijas un Polijas ārlietu ministriem

"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

ASV ir apstiprinājušas 125 HIMARS raķešu un 100 Patriot raķešu nodošanu Ukrainai. Raķetes bija daļa no Vācijas inventāra, taču tām bija nepieciešams Vašingtonas apstiprinājums. Tās jau ir ceļā uz Ukrainu. Avots: NYT

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

Ukrainas ārlietu ministrs: Pēc Gribīgo koalīcijas sanāksmes Kijevā visiem pieciem līderiem @ZelenskyyUa @EmmanuelMacron @bundeskanzler @donaldtusk @Keir_Starmer bija auglīga saruna ar @POTUS, kurā galvenā uzmanība tika pievērsta miera centieniem. Ukraina un visi sabiedrotie ir gatavi pilnīgam beznosacījumu pamieram uz sauszemes, gaisā un jūrā vismaz 30 dienas, sākot jau pirmdien. Ja Krievija piekritīs un tiks nodrošināta efektīva uzraudzība, ilgstošs pamiers un uzticības veicināšanas pasākumi var pavērt ceļu miera sarunām.

Prezidents Makrons, premjerministrs Stārmers, premjerministrs Tusks un kanclers Mercs ieradās Kijevā

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

Mercs un Tramps pirmo reizi sarunājās pa tālruni. Vācu valodas versijā teikts, ka abi "vienojās": - "cieša sadarbība ar mērķi izbeigt karu Ukrainā". - "Krievijai jāpiekrīt pamieram" - "vēlas ātri izbeigt tirdzniecības domstarpības". - "cieša sadarbība" un drīzumā paredzētas vizītes.

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

Mercs otrajā balsošanas kārtā ievēlēts par Vācijas kancleri

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

Ukrainas delegācija, tostarp Ukrainas prezidenta biroja vadītājs Andris Jermaks un Ukrainas ārlietu ministrs Andris Sibiha, tikās ar saviem kolēģiem no Apvienotās Karalistes, Francijas un Vācijas drošības sanāksmē Parīzē.

Ramšteinā tika izveidota Radioelektroniskās karadarbības koalīcija Ukrainas atbalstam. 10 valstu koalīciju vadīs Vācija

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