The coalition negotiations between the social democratic SPD and conservative right CDU/CSU are going surprisingly smoothly, ...

Investment in infrastructure and military isn’t straightforward in a country that often struggles to get things done.

Christian Wulff gave the warning at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Buchenwald concentration camp. The ceremony was marred by a conflict between the organizers and ...

Politicians, survivors and relatives mark 80 years since US soldiers freed prisoners from the Nazi camp. This year few survivors remain, the far-right is on the rise and Israel had a speaker cancelled ...

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been ...

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union must now persuade Germans that he can fix the economy and get ...

The source said it was particularly important that Germany work closely with European partners. Soon after winning the February 23 national election, Merz pushed through a constitutional amendment ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz has yet to begin his chancellorship, but he’s already feeling the heat. The incoming leader is facing slumping approval ratings and a barrage of criticism from parts of his ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz recently succeeded in rushing ... revival crafted by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi and a European Commission determined to pursue ...