German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, made a surprise visit to Paris to meet ...

Moritz Warnke writes that snap elections saw stunning gains for left and right, while Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken ...

Germany could reform and be the powerhouse of Europe. But we can't force it to. It's Germany's choice, not ours.

In the recent federal elections the far-right AfD was able to reach sections of the working class on issues over which the ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Wednesday drew a chorus of criticism, including from his ...

Many challenges lie ahead for Germany's new coalition government with the country in a state of flux, facing mounting ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the Christian Democratic Union, is poised to be nominated as Germany's next chancellor, according to preliminary results of the federal election.

Germany’s economy had stalled. In 2024, German GDP was 0.2 percent lower than in the previous year, and forecasts for 2025 ...