Friedrich Merz

The Trump administration may stop all shipments of military aid to Ukraine following a tense exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vladymyr Zelenskyy that took place in the Oval Office Friday.  The Details: According to a report from the Washington Post, a senior...

The German federal election held on Sunday resulted in a victory for the conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz, who secured 28.5% of the vote. Germany's bluechip DAX index rallied as much as 0.8% on Monday before paring some of its gains, as investors digested the election results....

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is seen as the frontrunner to become the country’s next chancellor, said that Donald Trump‘s second term will provide more clarity for the European Union. Merz made the comments during a meeting in Berlin with key conservative EU figures,...

The week was filled with stories that kept the business world buzzing. From Elon Musk’s controversial involvement in German politics to the surge in natural gas prices due to freezing US temperatures, there was no shortage of news. Let’s dive into the key stories that shaped the weekend...

The German Medical Association is calling on the next government to reverse partial cannabis legalization, reported ZdfHeute, according to translation. “The legal regulations for the legalization of cannabis as a recreational substance must be completely revoked," the association wrote in a...

The ambitious Pillar 2 plan—central to Germany’s cannabis legalization strategy—faces potential abandonment due to mounting political and bureaucratic challenges. Key pilot projects for the controlled sale of adult-use cannabis are now at risk, driven by political shifts within Germany and...

In the first four weeks of the application process, only 43 applications for cannabis cultivation associations have been submitted in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), a state in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, NRW is the most populous state in Germany. However, nearly all...