Berlin, July 2, 2026 (AFP) - German ruling coalition agrees on major reform package

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2026-07-02

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/CSU alliance and their coalition partners the centre-left SPD. "We are working......

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