AGP Executive Report
Last update: 37 minutes agoAfD’s Breakthrough: The far-right AfD has won a state-parliament speaker post for the first time since the Second World War. In Halle, protesters kept an AfD politician from a memorial for victims of an antisemitic attack. Coalition Strains: Mutual recriminations are reportedly pushing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s governing coalition toward a crisis, while the Left prepares talks on forming a Berlin coalition after an antisemitism agreement. Espionage Probe: Germany’s former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and treason; investigators are examining allegations that classified information reached foreign services. Russia Ties: Merz called former chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s visit to Vladimir Putin “immoral” as the war in Ukraine continues. Security and Economy: Berlin and London are advancing cooperation against cyberattacks and sabotage, while new figures show German business insolvencies rose 6.9% in the first seven months of the year.
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