BSW lawmaker Sven Hornauf plans German delegation visits to Belarus and Russia, raising questions for EU diplomacy and markets.
AfD candidates lost three Lower Saxony runoffs as Greens held Hanover and won other key cities, a result watched by UK and EU businesses.
CDU state leader Daniel Peters resigned after a historic election defeat in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the AfD finished first.
The Left Party won Berlin’s election with 25.7%, setting up complex coalition talks over housing policy, antisemitism and city leadership.
Poland and France sounded warnings after the AfD’s projected Saxony-Anhalt win, raising fresh questions for EU politics and London markets.
AfD’s 43.8% win in Saxony-Anhalt raises coalition uncertainty and puts German sanctions and energy policy back in focus for UK and EU business.
Austria plans to extend mandatory military service to nine months, aiming to strengthen defence amid increased security threats affecting EU and UK interests.
Polls show 45% of Germans oppose banning the far-right AfD party, which leads conservatives by 8 points, raising concerns for UK and EU economic interests.
Austria's Communist Party wins Graz municipal elections with a focus on housing, impacting EU politics and raising interest in British and European markets.
Latvia's ruling coalition collapses after defense minister's resignation amid drone incursion, raising concerns for UK and EU security and market stability ahead of elections.