With global trade deeply uncertain and a tariff war causing havoc on financial markets, Germany's next government is hoping ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

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

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

Leading think tanks say that Germany’s economy is likely to be more or less stagnant in 2025 after shrinking for two years ...

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

German security officials say they are examining possible indications of foreign influence in a series of attacks.

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz agreed a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

A woman from Germany's Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority decorates a traditional Easter Egg in Schleife, 6 April, 2025 ...

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The Kremlin has reacted negatively to statements by Germany’s incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding the potential ...

Newly minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz secured a coalition deal this week that opens the door to unlimited defense spending.