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After Federal Elections: CDU/CSU and SPD want to meet before Carnival for initial talks on a possible government formation. It is set to begin today in the morning. Negotiations are unlikely to be easy.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/sondierungen-union-spd-freitag-100.html

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Deutsche Bahn to lure customers to come back to Trains: Deutsche Bahn plans to offer one million additional saver fare tickets in March. This is to win back passengers that it lost due to delays and high prices. The Deutschlandticket is also increasing the competitive pressure.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/deutsche-bahn-tickets-rabatt-100.html

Austria News Update

New Three Party Government in Austria: After tough negotiations, the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS have agreed on a coalition in Austria. The three-party alliance has big plans. But some hurdles still remain.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/oesterreich-neue-regierung-100.html

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Merz received by Macron in Paris: Union Chancellor candidate Merz met with French President Macron in Paris. German-French relations, but also relations with the USA, were probably the focus of the confidential conversation.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/merz-macron-treffen-paris-100.html

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Klingbeil accused Union of "foul play": With its request for funding for NGOs, the Union is causing outrage - and snubbing its possible future coalition partner, the SPD. Party and parliamentary group leader Klingbeil spoke of "foul play".

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/union-anfrage-organisationen-104.html

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Union ver.di wants to shut down Munich and Hamburg airports for two days: Employees have been called on to take part in the warning strike. In Munich, most flights have been cancelled as a precautionary measure.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/arbeitsmarkt/tarifstreit-warnstreiks-flughaefen-100.html

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Merz meets Scholz in Chancellery: Yesterday, the Chancellor received his possible successor. What the meeting between Scholz and Merz was about was not made public. However, the CDU leader subsequently commented on the planned formation of a government with the SPD.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/scholz-merz-spd-union-100.html

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Strike in Deutsche Post Parcel Centers: Parcels and some letters could arrive later in the coming days. The union ver.di has called a warning strike at the post office, which is due to end on Wednesday morning. The latest offer presented is "completely inadequate".

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/verdi-brief-und-paketzentren-100.html

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Ver.di strike continues in South Hessen, Frankfurt also impacted: City administrations, hospitals, daycare centers - Verdi union has again called for warning strikes in the public sector on Wednesday. All districts, cities and municipalities in southern Hessen as well as the city of Frankfurt are affected.

Details: https://www.hessenschau.de/wirtschaft/oeffentlicher-dienst-verdi-setzt-warnstreiks-in-suedhessen-und-frankfurt-fort-v9,warnstreiks-verdi-102.html

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Post Germany Votes: ARD DeutschlandTrend shows Union voters support coalition with SPD

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/deutschlandtrend/deutschlandtrend-extra-142.html

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Federal Prosecutor General to investigate Berlin Attack: At the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, a man attacked another man with a knife. The Federal Prosecutor's Office sees an anti-Semitic motive behind this - and has now taken over the investigation.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/generalbundesanwalt-angriff-berlin-100.html

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Greens Leader Habeck steps back: Robert Habeck no longer wants to hold an important position in the Greens. He announced this the day after the federal election. The Greens' election results are significantly worse than in the last election.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/schleswigholstein/ndr-habeck-will-bei-den-gruenen-keine-fuehrungsrolle-mehr-100.html

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Germany Elections Results: Preliminary results indicate CDU/CSU to be the winner of the elections with Merz to be the next Chancellor - FDP and BSW remain under 5 percent mark. 

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/bundestagswahl-ergebnisse-104.html

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After Elections Defeat, Lindner steps down: Following the FDP's defeat in the early federal election, party leader Lindner announced that he would retire from active politics. He had been FDP leader since 2013.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/lindner-rueckzug-politik-100.html

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Klingbeil to be SPD Fraction Chief: SPD leader Klingbeil is to become the new parliamentary group leader of the Social Democrats in the Bundestag. The party presidium had proposed him, and he wants to stand for election on Wednesday.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/klingbeil-spd-fraktionschef-100.html

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Germany Votes Today: Polling stations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The decision will be made about the balance of political power for the next four years.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/wahlkampfabschluss-scholz-merz-102.html

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Did the authorities prevent an attack on Israel's embassy? On Friday, an 18-year-old was arrested at BER airport, and now the police have taken five people into custody. According to ARD information, investigators also found an explosive device.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/terrorverdacht-sprengstofffund-brandenburg-102.html

France News Update

In the French Alsace region, a man attacked several police officers: A passerby rushed to help and was killed, three police officers were injured. The anti-terror prosecutor's office is investigating.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/angriff-elass-100.html

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Knife attack in Berlin: A man was apparently seriously injured in a knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. The background to the attack is unclear. According to police, the suspected attacker was arrested in the evening.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/messerangriff-holocaust-mahnmal-100.html

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Germany Elections: Fake videos have appeared on social media that claim to show irregularities in the postal vote. The videos are manipulated. German security authorities believe that this is a deliberate pro-Russian campaign.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/desinformation-russland-briefwahl-100.html

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German to vote tomorrow: Tomorrow at 6 p.m., all eyes will be on the results for the federal election. But when will the first results forecast be available?

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/wahlsystem/prognose-entstehung-bundestagswahl-100.html

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Germany Elections: In the "final round" of ARD and ZDF, top politicians once again expressed their position on various issues. Not surprisingly after the past few days, Ukraine and security policy were particularly in focus.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/schlussrunde-106.html

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Germany well within European Air Quality limits: In 2024, Germany met all European air quality limits for the first time. This was shown by a preliminary data analysis by the Federal Environment Agency. But the limits are outdated, say critics.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/luftverschmutzung-grenzwerte-100.html

Germany News Update

Inflation and recession have not dampened generosity in Germany: in 2024, more was donated than in the previous year, the Donation Council announced. What people donate to has changed.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/spender-deutschland-bilanz-100.html