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Friedrich Merz
15 posts
ParTec AG (ETR: JY0): Why the German HPC group’s share price now turns on an Nvidia patent appeal
ParTec built Europe's first exascale supercomputer. Now its Nvidia appeal and Microsoft Texas jury trial will decide if JY0 is a €16 stock or a €100 one.
The Turnberry Agreement: Inside the asymmetric United States and European Union trade framework now under strain
Brussels accepted a 15 per cent tariff ceiling for stability. Trump just breached it. The Turnberry Agreement was the floor, not the deal.
Turnberry Agreement under strain: Trump hikes European Union car tariffs to 25% from next week
European Union autos face a 25 per cent United States tariff next week. Brussels says it complied. Trump says it did not. The Turnberry deal hangs in the balance.
Hostilities have terminated: Donald Trump tells Congress Iran war ended on April 7 ceasefire as War Powers Resolution deadline passes
Donald Trump says Iran hostilities have terminated. The naval blockade continues, fifty thousand troops remain, and the Constitution still asks who authorises this war.
NATO posture shift: US cuts Germany troop strength as Iran war strains transatlantic alliance
Germany hosts more United States troops than any country bar Japan. Donald Trump just cut 5,000 over Iran war criticism, and Berlin's options are narrowing.
Viktor Orbán defeated in Hungary parliamentary election 2026: Péter Magyar and Tisza win historic supermajority
Péter Magyar's Tisza party wins a two-thirds supermajority in Hungary's April 2026 election, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule with record 80% voter turnout.
‘Fed up’ Starmer calls out Trump and Putin over UK energy bills as Europe splits from US on Iran war
UK PM Starmer condemns Trump's Iran rhetoric and leads Hormuz diplomacy as European NATO allies refuse military involvement in the US-Iran ceasefire crisis.
Five-day clock starts as Trump suspends Iran energy strikes pending contested diplomacy
Trump delays US strikes on Iranian power plants for five days citing talks via Kushner and Witkoff. Tehran denies negotiations as global energy crisis deepens.
Germany retools debt brake rules: will the infrastructure fund deliver real growth?
Germany is tapping its €500B infrastructure fund to ease budget strain—find out if this is smart flexibility or a risky fiscal illusion.
Is sovereign compute Europe’s best shot at breaking the AI monopoly?
With JUPITER and AI Gigafactories, Europe is betting on sovereign compute to lead in AI. But can it break free from U.S. and China’s cloud dominance?