News about Germany
The number of citizens willing to take up arms to defend Poland has nearly halved over the past three years. This trend is particularly alarming among young people under the age of 29.
House prices in Germany will continue to rise until at least 2028, despite expensive mortgages and weak consumer demand. The main driver will remain the shortage of new housing against the backdrop of high construction costs.
The initiative of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, proposing to introduce the status of “associate member” for Moldova, Ukraine and Western Balkan countries, is regarded by experts as a creative but purely political solution, which risks turning the path to full membership into a “receivership” for an indefinite period of time.
For the first time after 2022, German businessmen are again officially participating in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-26). The relevant information is contained in the program of the event.
German businesses that continue to operate in Russia are mostly in favor of resuming purchases of Russian oil and gas.
Current German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been in office for just over a year. However, talk of his possible replacement is already intensifying within the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Germany and the Netherlands will establish a joint tactical headquarters in the Baltic States this year to command forces on NATO’s eastern flank.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that the conflict in Ukraine might end only in ten years and expressed hope that by that time Ukraine would retain its independence and sovereignty.
Germany’s economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2026 thanks to an increase in exports. According to official data, exports grew by 3.3% quarter-on-quarter, while investment fell by 1.5%.
These days, Moldovan-German relations are experiencing a period of marked intensification of political dialog. Chisinau received a visit from the German State Minister for European Affairs, while the Moldovan Foreign Minister went on a working visit to Berlin
In the city of Zinzig in western Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate), unknown persons took hostages in a bank branch.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is in favor of control at the EU’s internal borders. This, in his opinion, should remain part of the current migration policy.
The German government is preparing to adopt a draft budget for 2027. In addition to a tobacco tax, the authorities want to introduce a tax on sugary drinks.
Europe is actively creating innovations and launching startups, but the system fails during the growth phase. This affects the EU’s competitiveness and reduces the bloc’s economic growth potential.
Germany’s Deutsche Telekom has asked the German government for approval to merge with its US subsidiary T-Mobile to create a new holding company.
Having earlier announced the start of negotiations on the creation of a joint air defense system between Europe and Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy headed to Berlin. The topics of the discussions in the German capital have not been announced yet.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Iran, gasoline and diesel prices in Germany have risen by about 20%. Experts consider the introduction of speed limits to be one solution.
The Moldovan Defense Ministry received a batch of Quantum System unmanned aerial vehicles from Germany. The equipment was donated as part of a project aimed at strengthening the operational capabilities of the National Army.
At this year’s Munich Security Conference, transatlanticism was finally buried, but it remains unclear whether Europeans realized this.
Tesla CEO Ilon Musk has warned employees of the Tesla Giga Berlin plant of a possible freeze on the company’s expansion if the influence of labor unions grows. The statement was made against the backdrop of elections to the works council and became one of the most resonant corporate signals of the week in Europe.
