Germany

2024 - 12 - 16

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Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, triggering new elections (NPR)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February ...

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Parties unveil plans to rescue Germany from economic doldrums (Reuters)

Germany's main political parties presented their competing plans on Tuesday for lifting Europe's largest economy out of the doldrums as campaigning kicked ...

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Germany's election contenders set out contrasting plans to revive ... (ABC News)

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a center-left Social Democrat, will seek a second term in the parliamentary election expected on Feb. 23 — more than three months after ...

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Germany: Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses vote of confidence (BBC News)

Despite losing, the result was the outcome the SDP leader wanted and paves the way for early elections.

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Opinion | Germany Doesn't Feel Like Germany Anymore (The New York Times)

Younger politicians like Annalena Baerbock, the foreign minister, and Mr. Lindner came in. It was the first time the Greens, an economically left-leaning party ...

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Germany set for new elections after Chancellor Scholz loses ... (Aljazeera.com)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in parliament, triggering snap elections seven months ahead of schedule. The vote on Monday came ...

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Germany's Scholz has lost a confidence vote. Here's what comes next (CNN)

Europe's largest economy and normally a pillar of stability is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence.

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Reviving Germany: Signs of Life in the Land of Luther (Desiring God)

The land of Luther has become largely post-Christian over the last century. But the clear ring of the gospel is provoking a fresh stirring for true ...

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12 best castle stays in Germany - Wanderlust (Wanderlust)

1. Parkhotel Wasserburg Anholt, North Rhine-Westphalia · 2. Burg Rabenstein, Bavaria · 3. Schloss Lieser, Rhineland-Palatinate · 4. Hotel Schloss Hohenhaus, Hesse.

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Germany's government collapses amid economic turmoil (Morning Brew)

With the country's economy stalling out, the German Parliament voted yesterday to boot Chancellor Olaf Scholz from his prime minister-like post as head of ...

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Church in Germany pushes toward a national synodal body (Catholic News Agency)

Pointing to the recent Synod on Synodality in Rome, Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, expressed optimism about the latest ...

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German Church to draft statutes for 'national synodal body' (The Pillar)

Organizers of Germany's 'synodal way' will draw up the statues after the Vatican rejected an initial blueprint.

Germany's economic woes go beyond the energy crisis (Vanguard)

Germany's economy—a powerhouse known for efficiency, skilled labor, and high-end manufactured exports—has struggled lately.

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Behind Germany's Government Collapse Is Frustration Over a ... (The New York Times)

Over the past five years, through pandemic recession and its inflationary aftermath, the American economy has grown 12 percent in real terms. The German economy ...

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