Leaders in Brussels hailed the deal on a new German coalition government as good news for Europe, DW reports.
Former European Parliament president, current head of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) and soon-expected-to-be German Foreign Minister Martin Schulz celebrated his party's coalition deal with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Wednesday, saying it meant Germany "will return to an active and leading role in the European Union."
For their part, European leaders praised Berlin's grand coalition agreement, which still requires approval from the SPD party base.