Germany’s chancellor presumptive Friedrich ... their time in government with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) and liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP). That multiannual package ...

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

The next German government will be one of rearmament, war and class war. Business groups and economists are insisting that ...

the CDU's sister party that only operates in the south-eastern German state of Bavaria - and centre left Social Democrats (SPD) gave statements to the press, as coalition talks to form a new ...

The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The topic of immigration ...

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

What's the outlook for German coalition negotiations ... since Merz has also ruled out ruling as a minority government, the SPD is the only party he can form a coalition with, giving the center ...

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 ...

Germany's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) are negotiating to form a coalition government despite ongoing ...

The plan, proposed by the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), would mean defence spending above 1% of Germany's gross domestic product ...

Immigration and taxes are the main sticking points. But the SPD is driving a hard bargain. Germany's oldest party suffered a historic election defeat: At only 16% they landed in third place ...