Following the collapse of the governments in Germany and France – the European Union’s two largest member states – Mario Draghi called for optimism in the face of the power vacuum he now sees.
Germany opposed new EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, which entered into force on Wednesday (30 October). The country has a major car industry and several large German brands have invested in the Chinese market and rely on sales in China.
The leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states discussed the revival of the European Union’s Dublin Regulation and the possibility of deporting illegal migrants to non-EU countries.
EU member states have moved to weaken wolf protection measures in response to growing concerns about the threat to livestock. At a meeting of EU ambassadors, Germany backed the proposal.
German police are investigating a group of suspected human traffickers at a time of growing pressure from illegal immigration in the European Union.