Germany, the pre-eminent European country for the past century, third in world GDP, the biggest economy in Europe and pivotal to the fortunes of the European Union, voted to elect a new parliament ...

This could be a momentous week for Germany's future. Both chambers of parliament must vote on a constitutional amendment that will ease the country's debt brake, opening the way for a huge spending ...

But the search for allies is an inevitable component of electoralism, especially in Germany with its system of mixed ...

Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday gave the final seal of approval to a massive spending package to build up the ...

The interview was conducted on 25 February 2025 and appeared in Borderless on February 2025. What are some of the major issues in the backdrop of the German elections? In recent years, German society, ...

We managed to exceed that target twice over.” The party’s election results from 23 February are no less impressive: Die Linke ...

The real winners of the German election are the hard-right leader Alice Weidel and her White House friends, Elon Musk, J.D. Vance and Donald Trump. Whatever Friedrich Merz’s plans are, he must expect ...

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The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

Germany’s new parliament has elected as its speaker a conservative former minister. She called Tuesday for civilized debate ...

The parties seeking to build a new coalition government under Friedrich Merz are making slow progress in their negotiations.

Sentiment brightened this month as businesses look to a ramp-up in defense and infrastructure spending to boost growth.