Berlin, July 2, 2026 (AFP) - German coalition agrees on reform package in key breakthrough

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Germany's ruling coalition has agreed on sweeping tax, labour and pension reforms, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday, a breakthrough aimed at reviving the struggling economy and countering the rise of the far right. "We are working to increase the flexibility of our businesses," Merz told a Berlin press conference after lengthy talks between his centre-right CDU party and their coalition partners the centre-left SPD. "We are working to cut......

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