**🇩🇪 Germany – Friday, 2 October 2026**
**Berlin antisemitism talks stall**
Yesterday's opening coalition talks between Die Linke, the Greens and SPD ended after roughly five hours without agreement on antisemitism, racism or organized crime, the prerequisite the Greens had set. All three parties said they want to continue talks.
**Previously:**
Vorgespräche werden fortgesetzt: Berliner Linke, Grüne und SPD wollen kommende Woche weiterreden
Linke, Grüne und SPD setzen Vorgespräche fort + CDU-Fraktionschef Evers wirft Linke „Politik im Sinne der Clans“ vor + Ex-Linken-Vorsitzender...
**🇩🇪 Germany – Thursday, 1 October 2026**
**Berlin coalition talks open**
Following Wednesday's internal Linke turmoil, Die Linke, the Greens and SPD held their first Berlin coalition talks on October 1, focused on antisemitism, racism and organized crime. The Greens and Linke had called agreement on antisemitism a "basic prerequisite" before formal negotiations can begin.
https://www.zdfheute.de/politik/deutschland/spd-aufstellung-koalitionsverhandlungen-berlin-linke-100.html
**Previously:**
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