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Germany: Party picks conservative leader for post-Merkel era

By DAVID McHUGHJanuary 22, 2022 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Delegates from the party of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed prominent conservative Friedrich Merz as the Christian Democratic Union's new leader Saturday as the center-right party seeks to redefine itself.

German arms exports hit record after big sales to Egypt

January 18, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to Egypt, officials said Tuesday.

Preliminary figures released by the Economy Ministry show Germany exported arms worth 9.35 billion euros ($10.65 billion) last year, an increase of 61% compared to 2020.

Leaders of Germany, Spain meet to align progressive agendas

By ARITZ PARRAJanuary 17, 2022 GMT

MADRID (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met Monday in the Spanish capital to align their left-wing agendas and plan how to boost progressive policies in the 27-nation European Union.

Germany ending ‘untenable’ ban on advertising abortions

By GEIR MOULSONJanuary 17, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's justice minister on Monday launched a drive to remove from the country's criminal code a ban on doctors “advertising” abortion services, a provision that he said is untenable.