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The Guardian view on a green wake-up call for Friedrich Merz: Europe’s political centre loses its way again

Editorial: The German chancellor and his Social Democrat coalition partners need to learn the right lessons, after an election reverse in Germany’s third-largest state

The Guardian - UK

Europe's leaders are unpopular, but Germany's Merz is losing support fastest

A study suggests the German chancellor is struggling domestically as his party failed to win a key state election, while several European leaders face similarly weak approval ratings.

Euronews

Germany's Merz says Israel's West Bank settlement plan a 'big mistake'

Berlin has called for a unified European response to the "E1 project," which some officials warn poses an "existential threat" to the future of the two-state solution. Israel disputes this and maintains that the status of settlements is a matter of negotiations.

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How are EU and member states reacting to energy crisis triggered by Iran war?

Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond

The Guardian - UK

Brussels backs mini-nuclear power plants to secure low-carbon power

The EU is counting on small nuclear reactors to help meet climate targets and stabilise power supply, but some countries and environmental groups warn the technology is costly and unproven.

Euronews

What role does the US base in Germany's Ramstein play in Iran war?

While Germany emphasises that it is not a party to the Iran war, the US airbase in Ramstein plays a central role in the coordination of the US intervention.

Euronews

‘Bitter result’ for Friedrich Merz as Greens win in German car heartland

Cem Özdemir gains 30.2% of vote in Baden-Württemberg, ahead of CDU, with far-right AfD in third

The Guardian - UK

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Merz's party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party has made a disappointing start to a year packed with German state elections, suffering a narrow defeat in an important industrial region after a prominent candidate powered the environmentalist Greens to a come-from-behind victory

The Independent UK

Pedro Sánchez’s lone stance against Trump may look risky, but it is cannily pragmatic

The Spanish PM’s defiant foreign policy line may seem outspoken. The truth is that he is a sound strategist at home and abroad, says journalist Eoghan Gilmartin

The Guardian - UK

A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?

As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president

The Guardian - UK

France may soon have a far-right president – and Europe is already scrambling to limit their power

With elections next year, Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders are trying to secure institutions against the National Rally threat, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Is Europe losing the robotics race to China, and does it matter?

Chinese firms like Unitree and Agibot are dominating the global robotics market.

Euronews

Donald Trump's Niece Warns of Dementia As POTUS Allegedly Shows Same 'Confusion' As His Father

Mary Trump suggests Donald Trump may be showing dementia-like symptoms after he again falsely claimed his father was born in Germany during talks with Friedrich Merz.

International Business Times UK

Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years

The so-called “special relationship” between the UK and the US appears to be at its lowest ebb for decades. As he sat alongside the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at a White House press call on March 3, Donald Trump bitterly criticised Keir Starmer for his refusal to let the US…

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The Guardian - UK

Will Trump’s Middle East war also engulf Friedrich Merz?

The war will have incalculable implications for Europe – and yet, the chancellor has held back from publicly challenging an increasingly erratic Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project may collapse if row continues, says warplane maker

Dassault Aviation says €100bn project may soon be ‘dead’ if Airbus will not agree on how to share workload

The Guardian - UK

‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain

PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’

The Guardian - UK

‘Any threat against member state is threat against the EU’, says commissioner in response to Trump comments – as it happened

Stéphane Séjourné is the latest high-profile name to express solidarity with Spain over Trump’s comments last night

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Merz tells Trump Ukraine must not give up more territory

German chancellor says that he underscored need for continued support for Kyiv during US visit; Trump says Ukraine is ‘very high’ on his priority list. What we know on day 1,470

The Times of India

'Not happy with UK either': Donald Trump slams European nations, singles out Spain over Iran campaign

US President Trump has sharply criticized European nations, particularly Spain, for their stance on the US-Israel military campaign against Iran. While Germany is praised, Spain's refusal to allow base usage for operations against Iran has drawn Trump's ire. The conflict escalates with regional attacks and rising oil prices.

International Business Times UK

Trump Contradicts Rubio to His Face in the Oval Office Over Real Reason America Went to War With Iran

President Trump publicly contradicts Secretary of State Rubio's explanation for Iran strikes, highlighting confusion within the administration.

Euronews

Trump says 'everything's been knocked out' in Iran but offers no clear plan for war

Trump has faced criticism for conflicting messages about his justifications and aims after launching the region's biggest conflict in more than two decades.

The Guardian - UK

Middle East attacks intensify as Trump says he rejects Iran’s attempt to talk

US president claims ‘they want to talk. I said: Too Late!’, while Rubio threatens the ‘hardest hits are yet to come’

The Guardian - UK

Trump says he fears Iran’s next leader could be ‘as bad as the previous person’

US president suggests worst-case result of assassination would be regime change that fails to relieve repression

The Independent UK

Trump admits ‘worst case’ in Iran strikes could see new leader ‘as bad or worse than the ayatollah’

Donald Trump offered little in the way of an optimistic view of Iran’s future on Monday during a bilateral meeting with German Chanceller Friedrich Merz at the White House.

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