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Europe's largest economy; four-time World Cup winners; EU's largest gas storage holder facing a broken injection market.

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#29 22 Jul
#29 21 Jul

Stopped absorbing gas into storage caverns as the spark spread inverted

European Energy Markets: German caverns quit the prompt-gas bid
#12 20 Jul
#18 19 Jul

Held the package over Russian fish-purchase exemptions

European Oil Markets: Six states hold the 22 July Coreper vote
#11 18 Jul
#27 16 Jul

Cleared dearer than France on 14 and 16 July on cooling demand

European Energy Markets: FR-DE spread flips three times, no restart
#27 16 Jul
#27 14 Jul
#26 13 Jul
#11 13 Jul
#15 13 Jul
#10 13 Jul

Received the medevaced US responder

Pandemics and Biosecurity: A third Ebola case leaves Africa
#26 12 Jul

Cleared day-ahead power cheaper than France on 12 July

European Energy Markets: French heat flips the FR-DE spread
#26 11 Jul
#17 10 Jul
#25 9 Jul
#25 9 Jul
#24 4 Jul
#11 3 Jul
#10 1 Jul
#32 28 Jun

Lost a penalty shoot-out to Paraguay after missing three spot-kicks

2026 FIFA World Cup: Paraguay knock Germany out on pens
#22 27 Jun
#21 25 Jun
#30 25 Jun
#30 25 Jun

Advanced to the round of 32 after losing 2-1 to Ecuador in their final group match

2026 FIFA World Cup: Germany lose 2-1 but still advance
#10 24 Jun
#29 24 Jun

Confirmed in round of 32; faces Paraguay on 29 June

2026 FIFA World Cup: Mentioned in: All three co-hosts reach last 32
#28 23 Jun

Lost first-choice centre-back Schlotterbeck to tournament-ending injury

2026 FIFA World Cup: Schlotterbeck out of the World Cup
#28 23 Jun

Confirmed round-of-32 qualifier; Group E winners

2026 FIFA World Cup: Mentioned in: The round of 32 takes shape
#21 23 Jun

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 207.84/MWh with 15-min intraday at EUR 615/MWh on 23 June

European Energy Markets: French reactors curtail on river heat
#14 22 Jun

Stark closes €500m above its own ask

Drones: Industry & Defence
#20 22 Jun
#20 22 Jun

Set day-ahead clearing at EUR 124.09 on 22 June as the marginal CCGT stack

European Energy Markets: German spark turns firmly positive now
#26 21 Jun

Confirmed place in the round of 32

2026 FIFA World Cup: Four through as round of 32 takes shape
#20 21 Jun

Capacity law faces 24 June hearing

European Energy Markets
#25 20 Jun
#21 20 Jun
#9 17 Jun
#9 17 Jun
#8 17 Jun
#10 17 Jun

Co-published joint digital-sovereignty definition with France at VivaTech on 17 June 2026

European Tech Sovereignty: France and Germany define digital sovereignty
#19 16 Jun

Set marginal clearing at EUR 117.63/MWh, EUR 19.31 above France

European Energy Markets: FR-DE day-ahead resets to Germany dearer
#19 16 Jun
#19 16 Jun

German spark spread flips +EUR 15

European Energy Markets
#14 16 Jun
#7 15 Jun
#18 15 Jun

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 74.3/MWh on 15 June as gas costs compressed with falling TTF

European Energy Markets: FR-DE power spread inverts, France on top
#18 15 Jun
#4 15 Jun
#4 13 Jun
#8 10 Jun
#12 9 Jun
#3 8 Jun
#15 6 Jun
#6 5 Jun
#7 6 Jun
Scheduled byUUSMNT
scheduled pre tournament friendly
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#6 6 Jun
Scheduled byUUSMNT
scheduled pre-tournament friendly against
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#15 4 Jun

cleared day-ahead power above EUR 100 on the combined TTF-plus-EUA cost stack

European Energy Markets: EUA carbon holds EUR 78.22 above clawback
#7 3 Jun

Maintained College silence that structured the CAIDA public-sector-only carve-out

European Tech Sovereignty: CAIDA due before College, scope cut
#8 3 Jun

Backed Pax Silica accession through COREPER

European Tech Sovereignty: EU joins US chip pact, France objects
#15 3 Jun

cleared day-ahead power above EUR 100 on gas-and-carbon stack

European Energy Markets: France EUR 9, Germany EUR 103: record spread
#7 1 Jun
#7 1 Jun
#12 1 Jun
#10 1 Jun

Joined Pax Silica in June 2026

European Tech Sovereignty: Ten states join US-run Pax Silica
#4 1 Jun
#6 30 May

Mentioned in: SoftBank bets EUR 75bn on France

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash
#11 29 May
#6 29 May
#13 29 May

received reduced French nuclear exports as domestic cooling demand absorbed surplus

European Energy Markets: May heatwave squeezes injection to 0.3 pp/day
#7 28 May
#6 28 May

Mentioned in: ENISA puts water and rail in risk zone

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#14 28 May
#14 27 May

Hosted January 2026 capacity auctions that drew zero bookings

European Energy Markets: FNB Gas calls refill model broken
#6 27 May

Diverged from France on the sovereignty-versus-retaliation trade-off

European Tech Sovereignty: EU sovereignty law slips a third time
#7 26 May
#12 25 May

Cleared at EUR 81.45/MWh day-ahead on 25 May on carbon-and-coal marginal stack

European Energy Markets: FR-DE power spread hits a weekly high
#12 24 May

Injected at 0.50 pp/day to 29.83% fill without a state incentive scheme

European Energy Markets: Germany fills at 0.50 pp/day, no scheme
#11 22 May
#4 22 May
#11 21 May

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 106.35/MWh on 21 May, forming the high end of the FR-DE spread

European Energy Markets: FR-DE day-ahead spread doubles to EUR 46.58
#10 20 May
#3 20 May

Failed to transpose underlying EU STR rules at federal level ahead of 20 May deadline

Nomads & Communities: EU short-let rule lands with split enforcement
#4 19 May

Rhysida names Stuttgart on leak site

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#102 18 May

Committed minehunter Fulda and replenishment ship Mosel to the Hormuz coalition

Iran Conflict 2026: Four states add Hormuz coalition kit
#10 17 May

Held Frühwarnstufe early-warning stage since 1 July 2025 with no new instruments

European Energy Markets: Storage gap widens to 18.7 pp, the series widest
#10 14 May

Committed to 12 GW H2-ready gas plant build-out with all units operational by 2031

European Energy Markets: Berlin confirms 12 GW gas tender
#9 12 May

Cleared day-ahead power at EUR 93.31/MWh on 12 May, down 22% on the day

European Energy Markets: France swings 88% as FR-DE spread halves
#4 7 May
#8 7 May

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 136.03/MWh on 7 May, up 11% day-on-day

European Energy Markets: FR-DE spread to EUR 37 at higher floors
#1 6 May
#8 5 May

Recorded 27.2% storage fill on 5 May with 959 GWh net injection on 4 May

European Energy Markets: Germany at 27.2%; pace track 52% by Nov
#8 5 May
#10 1 May
#5 1 May

Mentioned in: UK cyber sector clears 14.7bn pounds

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#15 1 May

Lost one of its remaining partial non-Russian crude supply streams via Druzhba

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia halts Kazakh crude to Germany
#2 30 Apr
#6 30 Apr
#6 28 Apr
#5 26 Apr

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 1.49/MWh on strong wind and solar on 26 April

European Energy Markets: Italy-France day-ahead spread hits EUR 153/MWh
#5 25 Apr

Accelerated net gas injection to season-high 745 GWh/day on 25 April

European Energy Markets: Germany triples injection rate into ban day
#2 23 Apr
#4 22 Apr

Ended winter at 21% storage capacity, lowest since 2018, creating binding injection deficit

European Energy Markets: EU needs 469 TWh injection, 39 extra cargoes
#14 22 Apr

Published first-ever standalone military strategy naming Russia as biggest threat

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Germany names Russia its immediate threat
#5 22 Apr

Set September 2026 first gas plant tender date for 8 GW gas plus 2 GW other, hydrogen-ready

European Energy Markets: Germany sets September 2026 for first 8 GW gas auction
#2 22 Apr
#72 17 Apr

Named participant in Hormuz coalition

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Paris coalition is 51 nations, not 40
#3 16 Apr

Faced coalition disagreement blocking gas plant auction legislation on 16 April

European Energy Markets: SPD threatens to block German 10 GW gas plant law
#1 16 Apr
#3 17 Apr
Reported on byFFrance
nuclear surplus suppresses power price vs germany
European Energy Markets · source event
#3 17 Apr
DemonstratedRReden
anchor storage site near empty
European Energy Markets · source event
#2 15 Apr
Analysed byFFrance
supplied nuclear surplus into iberian grid
European Energy Markets · source event
#67 13 Apr

refused to join US blockade of Iranian ports

Iran Conflict 2026: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade
#2 13 Apr
#13 14 Apr
Partnered withRRaytheon
commissioned gem t interceptor contract
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 14 Apr
FundedUUkraine
signed 4bn defence package
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#1 12 Apr

Entered injection season at 23.32% fill with 4.3 TWh/day injection ceiling

European Energy Markets: German storage deficit deepest in EU
#2 13 Apr
Reported on byGAGIE AGSI+
recorded member state storage lagging aggregate
European Energy Markets · source event
#2 13 Apr
Reported on byBBundesnetzagentur
reported net storage withdrawal
European Energy Markets · source event
#1 12 Apr
maintained early warning stage
European Energy Markets · source event
#1 12 Apr
Reported on byBBundesnetzagentur
published storage capacity data
European Energy Markets · source event
#1 10 Apr
#1 9 Apr
#10 8 Apr
#2 4 Apr

Co-signed joint letter to Commissioner Hoekstra calling for windfall energy contribution

European Energy Markets: Five finance ministers push windfall levy on energy
#2 4 Apr
ContactedWHWopke Hoekstra
co signed windfall tax letter to commissioner
European Energy Markets · source event
#10 2 Apr
#3 1 Apr

Recorded net gas withdrawal on 13 April; storage levy abolished 1 January 2026

European Energy Markets: VNG calls for state intervention on storage refill
#3 1 Apr
Contacted byVAVNG AG
called on government to intervene
European Energy Markets · source event
#1 27 Feb
#1 1 Jan
#1 1 Jan
#1 5 Dec
transposed nis2 directive
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event