
This week the German Bundestag's Budget Committee is meeting for a reconciliation meeting to clarify the last remaining questions regarding the federal budget.
AI-generated summary
The cabinet has submitted the federal budget and the economic plans of the special funds to parliament.
This week the budget managers of the German Bundestag are meeting for a clean-up meeting.
The Budget Committee then clarifies any remaining open questions regarding the federal budget.
Since the cabinet introduced this into parliament and delivered the special funds' economic plans, there has been intensive debate over the details. Because essential points are not agreed.

US President Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff and fired Susie Wiles. The personnel changes after the Republicans' election defeat are seen as a radical change of course.

The vice-chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Günter Krings, is calling for stricter rules on child benefit exports to other EU countries. The number of recipients has almost tripled in the past decade, with around 500 million euros being transferred every year.

Direct, US-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia about an end to the war began in Abu Dhabi for the first time in eight months. The focus is on security guarantees, grain exports and attacks on the energy infrastructure.
Talks to end the war in Ukraine have begun in Abu Dhabi. Representatives of Ukraine, European countries, the USA, NATO and the EU are coordinating their positions before trilateral negotiations with Russia under US mediation.

US President Donald Trump announced a comprehensive agreement that could extend beyond Ukraine to all of Europe and Russia. While Jared Kushner speaks of a sustainable security framework, Ukrainian President Zelensky and experts warn against dangerous concessions to Moscow.
CDU foreign politician Roderich Kiesewetter calls on the AfD to apologize to Federal Presidential candidate Ilse Aigner. Aigner had previously rejected an invitation from the AfD faction because of derogatory comments on X.