Germany
Germany’s fragile coalition dealt fresh blow as far right lands first state win since World War II
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R), Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) and Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck speak to the media. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images The ruling coalition in Berlin is likely to struggle onward until a nationwide vote next year, according to political commentators, following a historic state […]
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German far-right party wins its first state election and is very close in a second
A far-right party won a state election for the first time in post-World War II Germany in the country’s east on Sunday, and looked set to finish a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote. A new party founded by a prominent leftist also made a strong impact, while the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular national […]
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Far-right state win shakes Germany’s fragile coalition
The Reichstag, German Parliament Building Hiroshi Higuchi | Photolibrary | Getty Images BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) – German state elections that dealt a heavy blow to the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government and historic wins for two anti-establishment parties are likely to aggravate instability in an already fractious ruling coalition. With only a year to go […]
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German far-right party could win its first state in eastern regional elections
People cast their votes for Germany’s Parliamentary (Bundestag) election at a poll station in Berlin, Germany on September 26, 2021. Abdulhamid Hosbas | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Germans were voting in two eastern states on Sunday, with the far-right AfD on track to win a state election for the first time and Chancellor Olaf […]
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Europe markets rise ahead of key inflation data
People cross a street in front the headquarters building of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 5, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European markets were higher on Friday, the last trading day of August, as investors looked to key inflation data from across […]
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Europe markets to open higher as investors weigh geopolitical risks, UK markets reopen
The lights of Frankfurt am Main’s banking skyline glow in the last light of day. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are set to open higher on Tuesday as investors weighed geopolitical risks and U.K. markets are due to reopen after being closed on Monday for a national bank […]
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German police hunt for assailant in festival stabbing that killed 3
Police officers secure access to the crime scene after the Solingen city festival on August 24, 2024 in Solingen, Germany. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images News | Getty Images Police hunted on Saturday for an unknown assailant hours after he killed three people and wounded others in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western German […]
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Europe markets close higher with Fed in focus; UK net borrowing higher than expected
LONDON — European stock markets closed higher Wednesday, rebounding after snapping a long winning streak on Tuesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed 0.32% higher on Wednesday as nearly all sectors traded positive. Autos climbed 1.45% and mining stocks added 1.02%, while telecoms dipped 0.24%. The regional benchmark closed in the red on Tuesday, snapping a strong […]
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Europe markets close higher with Fed in focus; UK net borrowing higher than expected
LONDON — European stock markets closed higher Wednesday, rebounding after snapping a long winning streak on Tuesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed 0.32% higher on Wednesday as nearly all sectors traded positive. Autos climbed 1.45% and mining stocks added 1.02%, while telecoms dipped 0.24%. The regional benchmark closed in the red on Tuesday, snapping a strong […]
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European stocks cautiously higher as market uncertainty lingers; Sweden’s Riksbank cuts rates
Casper Hedberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were cautiously higher Tuesday, with market uncertainty lingering over the outlook for interest rate cuts. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.15% in early deals, with sectors and major bourses trading in mixed territory. Tech stocks added 1.28%, while oil and gas fell […]
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