Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...

At the Tegernsee summit, business leaders urged Germany’s new government to turn campaign promises into reality.

Germany’s new interior minister says the new government plans to station more police at the border to curb illegal migration ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat ...

Germany's flagging economy versus climate Over the past four years ... And with international policy largely led by the ...

TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...

This newly created ministerial post is unprecedented in German government. Excessive bureaucracy and a lack of genuine reform have largely held Germany back. The new minister of state for culture ...

After long negotiations between the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, the parties agreed to establish a coalition ...

Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, positioning Germany towards the US, China and Israel are high on the agenda. In line with ...

The new German government does not expect the European Union's debt rules to put the brakes on the country's planned spending ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...