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Germany and Netherlands to set up NATO command centre in Baltics

The joint German-Dutch command centre known as 1GNC will "assume a command role on NATO's eastern flank, specifically in the region Estonia and Latvia" in coming months.

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EU countries reject Russia's threat against diplomats

Russia's notification urging diplomats in Kyiv to leave "as soon as possible" has been denounced by EU countries as intimidation. Germany, France, Spain and Poland have summoned Russian ambassadors in protest.

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German far-left militant jailed for 13 years for robberies

Klette was part of a trio, along with fellow gang members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, active as part of the RAF's "third generation" in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Germany resists EU members' push for a tougher stance on China

German Trade Minister Katherina Reiche is in Beijing this week seeking to strengthen industrial ties with China, even as several EU member states push Brussels to take a tougher line against the Asian giant over overcapacities.

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Do German holiday hotspots benefit from the Iran war?

A rise in bookings is expected above all on the North Sea and Baltic coasts, said CDU politician Christoph Ploß, the federal government’s tourism commissioner.

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Ukraine's drone war is redefining Germany's battlefield strategy

Ukrainian drone commanders fighting on the front line say modern warfare has changed faster than Europe's armies can adapt. As Germany races to rearm, Kyiv's soldiers argue the future of war will be decided not just by tanks – but by drones, mass production and trained operators.

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Senior CDU figure Kretschmer on Ukrainian refugees and Russian gas

"We see that large parts of Ukraine are places where people can live well and safely," Saxony's premier Kretschmer (CDU) tells Euronews about refugees returning. "Our capacity to help is limited," adds the CDU vice-chair.

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Can €125 million build Europe’s next OpenAI? Germany is willing to try

Euronews Next spoke with SPRIND’s Jano Costard to hear whether Europe can still catch up in the AI race and what Europe can still do differently.

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Three Lake Constances: Europe's biggest underground drinking water

For some 300 kilometres, groundwater flows underground between France, Germany and Switzerland. It is Europe’s largest groundwater reserve, yet a new study reveals it is heavily polluted.

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Jewish raid in Paris: 98 photos give victims of the Nazi era a face

85 years after the first major roundup of Jews in occupied Paris, an exhibition at the French Embassy in Berlin is showing 98 photographs that were lost for decades. The find is particularly significant for 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Liliane Ryszfeld.

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Merz's plan of 'associate membership' for Ukraine gets mixed reviews

Diplomats in Brussels are casting doubt over German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's bold plan to grant Ukraine "associate membership". The European Commission says any innovative solution should respect the "merit-based" nature of the multi-chapter accession process.

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Turning point: Germans lose faith in the US and turn to defence

A German defence survey suggests that trust in the US as a NATO ally has fallen sharply, while support for higher defence spending and the military has continued to rise.

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Watch: tough love and record-low polls—inside the Friedrich Merz disaster

One year into Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship, the honeymoon is long gone - and much of the damage is self-inflicted. What went wrong?

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Germany targets major stake in Europe’s tank titan KNDS

The KNDS weapons group is a merger between France’s Nexter and Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann weapons firms. The German state is set to initially own 40% of the company with plans to reduce its stake to 30% within two to three years.

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Germany arrests married couple on China spying charges

Earlier this week, German Green MP Konstantin von Notz, deputy chief of the intelligence oversight committee, warned of a growing threat from China.

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German serial killer 'Man in Black' on trial for murder of French boy

Martin Ney, who wore masks and balaclavas during his attacks, was jailed for life in 2012 after he confessed to killing three boys aged 13, eight and nine between 1992 and 2001.

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