Germany's auto association president said Donald Trump presented a challenge to Germany and Europe to become more independent and competitive on everything from energy to defence, as she also called for a political shift in the German government.

The new US administration under President Donald Trump is creating a great deal of economic uncertainty, according to experts from Germany's Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). "This is not good for the German economy,

US President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing new tariffs in his initial executive orders but unveiled the External Revenue Service, a new agency tasked with collecting tariffs and duties in the coming months.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed between the two nations on 1963. Meanwhile, Yoon Suk Yeol is likely to appear before South Korea’s parliamentary special committee.

German and French leaders Olaf Scholz and Emmanual Macron will hold bilateral talks. Topics are likely to include the new Trump administration, war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Europe "will not duck and hide" from the incoming US administration, as he visited Paris for key talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. Ahead of the meeting,