Germany news: President candidate Aigner to meet parties in Bundestag

The presidential candidate put forward by the conservative bloc has said she won't meet with the far-right AfD. Meanwhile, Chancellor Merz is set to host Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar. DW has more.

Felix Nmecha's renewed use of the "Crowns down celebration" — where a crown is pretended to be removed from someone's head and placed at Jesus' feet — has sparked a reaction from Borussia Dortmund's official supporters' group. The German chancellor has called on Germany's EU partners to contribute fairly to closing the gap in Ukraine's financing. Merz's request came in a letter written to the president of the European Council, Antonio Costas, in which he also indirectly threatened to block other financial issues if the EU's member states refuse to heed his call.

The chancellor said an agreement on support for Ukraine was "an essential prerequisite for resolving this problem and for discussing further issues, particularly those with financial implications." Currently, some €45 billion ($50 billion) are missing to meet Ukraine's financial needs as it fends off continued Russian attacks.