Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the other party in the coalition talks, should step up to preserve the EU Due Diligence Directive. Founded to protect workers’ rights, the SPD has long backed ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats sounded upbeat as they began what should ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU and Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed to abolish a gas storage levy for all consumers in a ...

Germany's three main centrist parties presented the results of their first round of coalition talks on Monday following the federal election in February. The winner of those elections, the ...

How this German fringe party plans to 'make socialism great again' While Germany attempts to form its new government, only four of its political parties will have the chance to become part of a ...

After days of intense debate, Germany's leading political parties have announced a historic deal on a spending programme to unlock hundreds of billions of euros for defence and infrastructure.

After days of intense debate, Germany's leading political parties have announced a historic deal on a spending programme to unlock hundreds of billions of euros for defence and infrastructure. The ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, right, and Social Democratic Party leader Lars Klingbeil talk during a meeting of the Bundestag, March 13, 2025. Revealed: Ukraine’s red ...

Germany could take in 500,000 migrants per year on a special visa scheme and give voting rights to non-citizens. The new policies were drawn up by members of the Social Democratic (SPD) Party and ...