After the German federal government break-up in November 2024 and the new elections in February 2025, the political parties – Christian ...

BERLIN — Germany’s incoming coalition is off to a rocky start, and it hasn’t even taken office yet. The Bundestag’s conservative Christian Democratic bloc (CDU/CSU ... never said I was in favor of ...

Germany's conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Tuesday reached a deal with the centre-left Social ...

the 114-page coalition states — more individually than the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), with six. The CDU won 28.5% of the vote in Germany's February 23 election, while the SPD won 16.4%.

Germany's forthcoming coalition government will see conservative ministers leading the economy and foreign ministries, while the Social Democrats (SPD) will oversee finance and defense portfolios. The ...

The Bundeswehr urgently needs to recruit and that has triggered a debate on a possible return to conscription. However, the military profession is struggling to attract young people.

The agreement establishing a coalition government of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) underscores ...

Those issues as well as the rise of the far-right AfD party in Germany put pressure on the CDU and the SPD to quickly form ... The United States deployed at least one B-1B strategic bomber over ...

Saskia Esken, SPD Federal Chairwoman, speaks at a press conference of the party chairmen of the CDU/CSU and SPD to present the coalition agreement in the Paul Löbe House. Michael Kappeler/dpa ...

Germany's conservative CSU approved a coalition deal with its CDU sister party and the Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, a ...

Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD Parties Reach Agreement on Coalition Government, NTV Reports FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Tuesday reached a ...

Germany 'back on track' says Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz Merz, vows coalition government will 'move our country forward again' Merz's conservative CDU/CSU alliance struck a deal to forge a ...