Following an abysmal showing in federal elections, the Social Democrats will likely govern as junior partners to the ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

Many Germans are in “denial” about the dangers of Russian aggression, an ally of chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has ...

In the US, the January inauguration marked the start of a term with assertive trade policies. Is a severe recession likely?

The former traffic-light coalition oversaw a steep rise in the number of qualified workers coming to Germany, new figures ...

The leaders of the centre right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU) - the CDU's sister party that ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization ...

Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right CDU/CSU and the center-left SPD are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking ...

The center-right and center-left parties have ended their first round of talks on time. Despite news of "good progress," ...

The so-called “antisemitism” resolution passed by the German parliament in the midst of the recent federal election campaign ...

The plan of the future Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, approved by the Bundestag and involving the weakening of the ...

Lead negotiators for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc are to resume talks with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Friday with the aim of forming a viable coalition, the three parties ...