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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

President Zelenskyy träffade Tysklands utrikesminister Annalena Baerbock i Kyiv

LAUNCH and FAILURE of the first ISAR Aerospace Spectrum from Andoya at 1030 UT Mar 30, with loss of control at T+30s

Merz: Germany must be ready to assume leadership responsibility in the European Union again. Jointly representing Europe's interests is more than the sum of its parts. We could do much more in this regard. (FM)

The German upper house of parliament passes a constitutional amendment clearing the way for a multibillion-euro financial package for defence, infrastructure and climate protection measures

Militära tjänstemän från minst 26 länder deltog i dagens "Coalition of the willing"-möte. Dessa inkluderar: Storbritannien, Frankrike, Tyskland, Belgien, Ukraina, Polen, Kanada, Danmark, Australien, Tjeckien, Finland, Bulgarien, Albanien, Sverige, Norge, Nya Zeeland, Nederländerna, Rumänien, Portugal, Luxemburg, Lettland, Litauen, Cypern, Turkiet, Spanien, Italien, Estland

German Foreign Minister from Damascus: We call on Syria to join the anti-ISIS coalition.

SANA: President al-Shara and Foreign Minister receive German Foreign Minister and Vice President of the European Parliament in Damascus.

The German parliament approved changes in the German Constitution (Grundgesetz), which will allow Germany to extend military/security expenditures basically without limit. Votes Yes: 513 No: 207 Abstain: 0

Merz: "Putins krig är inte bara riktat mot Ukraina, utan också mot Europa - mot vår säkerhet och vår frihet. Vi kommer att försvara oss mot dessa attacker med allt som står till vårt förfogande under de kommande åren och decennierna."

EasternDRC: The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes fully supports the call by Angolan President @jlprdeangola for a ceasefire. All parties must resume the political process

Leavitt: "It's only because of the United States of America that the French aren't speaking German right now”

Neo-Nazi march now runs through Essen, large-scale police operation, hundreds of officers must separate the right-wing radicals and counter-demonstrators e1503

Germany's CDU/CSU of Friedrich Merz agrees with Social Democrats and Greens on a gigantic new debt package for defense, infrastructure and climate. The deal paves the way for historic changes to Germany's debt brake next week amid new security challenges (Russia, Trump)

Undertecknade ett samförståndsavtal med Diehl Defence, tillverkaren av IRIS-T-system, — Ukrainas försvarsminister Umerov. Det undertecknade avtalet banar väg för stora industriprojekt som kommer att stärka det ukrainska luftförsvarets förmåga. Memorandumet föreskriver också en trefaldig ökning av utbudet av missiler och luftvärnssystem

Germany calls reports of mass killings in Syria 'shocking'

The German conservatives of Friedrich Merz and the centre-left SPD said Saturday they have reached an in-principle agreement to form a government that plans to invest massively to revive and rearm Europe's largest economy

Merz: Europas självförsvar har inte längre råd med förseningar efter Washingtons beslut att stoppa biståndet till Ukraina

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: Hade ett produktivt samtal med ledaren för CDU-partiet, som vann förbundsdagens val, @_FriedrichMerz. Vi samordnade våra positioner och jag uppskattar hans stöd. Ukraina värderar högt Tysklands ansträngningar för att återställa europeisk säkerhet och skydda liv i vårt land. Vi minns att Tyskland är ledande när det gäller att leverera luftförsvarssystem till Ukraina och spelar en avgörande roll för att säkerställa vår finansiella stabilitet. Kom överens med Friedrich Merz om ytterligare samarbete och kontakter

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

Storbritanniens premiärminister Starmer och Frankrikes president Macron har anlänt till toppmötet i London om Ukraina, enligt Sky News. De kommer snart att få sällskap av Zelensky och ledare från Italien, Tyskland, Danmark, Norge, Polen, Finland och Rumänien. Representanter från Kanada och Turkiet förväntas också närvara