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Wolfgang Gerhardt, who led Germany's pro-business Free Democrats, dies at 80

Sep. 13, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Gerhardt, a politician who led Germany's pro-business Free Democrats from 1995 to 2001, died on Friday at the age of 80. Gerhardt's death was announced by Christian Lindner, the current head of the Free Democrats, a small party that has been a coalition...

Germany's quarrelsome government clinches a deal on the 2025 budget

Aug. 16, 2024 10:54 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's quarrelsome governing coalition reached an agreement Friday on details of the country's 2025 budget, weeks after Chancellor Olaf Scholz and top officials clinched an initial deal that then got bogged down in a new dispute, further damaging the unpopular government's image....