Daily brief
Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for Europe to adopt a 'language of power' to defend its interests and the rules-based order. In a major foreign policy speech, he rejected setting a concrete date for Ukraine's EU membership and ruled out separate German talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tehran summoned the German ambassador over what it called Berlin's interventionist remarks.
Romania and Germany signed a defence cooperation agreement.
An environmental group won a climate lawsuit against the German government.
A German court upheld a damages ruling against a realtor for discrimination.