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Germany Debates Federal Coercion Powers After AfD Gains

German politicians and constitutional experts are debating whether the rarely invoked federal-coercion provisions of the Basic Law could be used if a state government failed to meet its constitutional obligations.
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German Conservationists Warn of Continuing Declines in Bird Populations
German Opposition Presses Government for Stronger Civil-Protection Investment
Jewish Communities Leader Resigns From Hessischer Rundfunk Subsidiary Board Over Restitution Dispute
German Businesses Rank Bureaucracy Among Their Biggest Competitive Burdens
German Automakers Warn Against Escalating EU-China Electric Vehicle Trade Dispute
Germany Continues Semiconductor Push as TSMC’s Dresden Plant Advances
German AI Companies Call for More Domestic Venture Capital
Andreas Scheuer Denies False-Testimony Allegation in German Car-Toll Trial
Berlin’s Left Party Wins State Election Under Elif Eralp
Ferat Koçak Apologises Over Messages With Son of Berlin Clan Figure
Germany Debates Federal Coercion Powers After AfD Gains
Germany’s Dobrindt Seeks Wider Revocation of Protection Status for Syrians
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