Scholz's visit to Paris today confirmed what many have whispered for months: the Franco-German relationship is anything but.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump. Merz also said Germany needed to get Poland "at the table as fast as possible" and praised Meloni of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, just weeks before a federal election in Germany.

Poland's JSW said on Wednesday that there has been a methane explosion at Knurow-Szczyglowice Ruch Szczyglowice mine in southern Poland.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz sees potential in collaborating with U.S. President Trump, advocating for a strong European negotiating stance. His call for unified military purchases faces challenges from France's defense industry.

Poland is pushing for a debate on increased military spending by EU member states during its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU, which started on 1 January. But the result of Germany's fede

The EU's likely next leadership trio believe they are keeping Europe from sliding far-right – it won't be so easy.

European Commission president is in Berlin for her first public appearance since she was admitted to hospital.

Riigikogu National Defense Committee member Kristo Enn Vaga (Reform) stated that Prime Minister Kristen Michal's (Reform) proposal to raise defense spending to 5 percent was motivated by positive signals from the European Commission regarding a defense bond program and the possibility of Friedrich Merz becoming Germany's next chancellor.

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The ruling elite’s responses to Trump include unifying Europe under German leadership, making the continent militarily independent, and achieving greater profitability and competitiveness at the expense of the working class.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Serbia offering to host Trump-Putin talks, Poland's Tusk vowing to protect Poles from Trump's crackdown on illegal migration, and so much more.