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German government in crisis over EU ban on car combustion engines

Green party accuses FDP of gambling away country’s reputation after last-minute blocking of phase-out from 2035

The Guardian - UK

Vigils and a wrecked tank as Ukraine's allies mark year of war

Ukraine's allies around the world lit up buildings in yellow and blue, held protests and candlelight vigils and prepared new sanctions on Moscow on Friday in a collective show of support on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Top German ministers spar over budget in sign of coalition tensions

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck have clashed over plans for next year's budget, according to an exchange of letters seen by Reuters that underscores growing tensions in the three-way coalition.

Reuters

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French, German ministers in Washington to defend EU economies

The French and German economy ministers, Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck, kick off high-stakes talks with US officials Tuesday to underscore European concerns over President Joe Biden's ambitious climate action plan.

Radio France Internationale

The Europe vs. U.S. battle over green subsidies is a big boon for business

Free-market absolutists may find the coming years difficult to watch.

Fortune

Germany's Habeck: Could reach deal with U.S. over IRA in critical minerals

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Monday said there was a chance that de facto free-trade status could be reached between Europe and the United States in the area of critical minerals under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 344 of the invasion

Ukraine warns of major Russian offensive to mark first anniversary of war; Russian rocket destroys apartment building in Kramatorsk, killing two

The Guardian - UK

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Ben Wallace and EU defence ministers to press Germany over tanks to Ukraine

UK defence secretary will meet counterparts from Poland and Baltics in drive to get Berlin to agree re-export of Leopard 2 tanks

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s no-nonsense new defence minister faces early test over Ukraine

Boris Pistorius is surprise pick for role as he has a low profile in Germany and is little known internationally

The Guardian - UK

Kyiv mayor hails 'positive decisions' after meeting German vice-chancellor

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Tuesday he had held talks with German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck on further support and assistance for Ukraine, including the transfer of weapons, and that "positive decisions" had been made.

Reuters

Pressure mounts on Germany as Ukraine urges faster arms supplies

Officials urge Germany to permit supply of the Leopard tanks to Ukraine amid fears of a renewed Russian offensive.

Al Jazeera

Explainer-West mulls sending German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure to approve an increase in international military support for Kyiv by allowing the export of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine.

Reuters

Explainer-West mulls sending German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure to approve an increase in international military support for Kyiv by allowing the export of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine.

Reuters

Robert Habeck was Germany’s most popular politician. Then he took office

He helped get the Greens into government, but Putin’s war threw everything he stood for into question

Financial Times

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Daily Mirror

Riot police evict people from village as it's demolished to make way for coal mine

Protestors who had camped out in trees and tents were seen "screaming" as they were forced out of a village yesterday to make way for a controversial new coal mine

Reuters

German Economy Minister: can't rule out deliveries of Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Germany cannot rule out the delivery of Leopard tanks, heavier fighting vehicles than the Marders, to support Ukrainian militry forces in the future, the country's economy minister told German broadcaster ARD.

Reuters

Germany backs Norwegian plan to capture carbon from cement

Germany's economy minister Robert Habeck threw his weight behind a Norwegian project to capture carbon emissions and re-use them being carried out by multinational HeidelbergMaterials.

Reuters

Germany wants to deliver around 40 Marder vehicles to Ukraine in Q1

Germany said on Friday it wants to deliver around 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine before the end of March, and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said Berlin could ultimately send its entire functioning fleet of the weapons.

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The Guardian - UK

US and Germany agree to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz indicate shift in position on supplying heavier weapons to Kyiv to help in war against Russia

The Guardian - UK

Putin has gambled away gas leverage, says German vice-chancellor

Robert Habeck says ‘half of our eggs were in the basket of Putin’ but Germany is now recovering capacity

The Independent UK

Germany to draw up legislation to enable carbon storage

A top German official says the government is working on legislation enabling the use of underground carbon storage, a much-discussed technology that he said is preferable to releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

WEKU

Climate activists are fuming as Germany turns to coal to replace Russian gas

Germany is firing up coal plants and importing liquefied natural gas to shore up energy supplies. Activists are carrying out increasingly disruptive protests, gluing themselves to roads and runways.

The Independent UK

Shareholders of Uniper clear way for German nationalization

Shareholders of German energy company Uniper have approved a rescue package for the gas supplier, clearing the way for its nationalization

The Independent UK

EU ministers trying, again, for compromise on gas price cap

European Union ministers are trying again to finalize a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price cap that they hope can help households and businesses better weather excessive price surges

The Conversation

How the German government was divided by a Chinese investment in the Port of Hamburg

The German government has become divided over a deal, agreed last month, which saw Chinese conglomerate Cosco invest in the Port of Hamburg. The deal had been in the works since September 2021 and was championed by the chancellor (and Hamburg’s former mayor), Olaf Scholz.

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