Merz's tougher stance on migration reflects a changing political landscape, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...

Working groups from the CDU/CSU and SPD are set to present the results of first coalition talks on Monday, though a number of ...

Differences remain between Germany's traditional parties as they seek to form a government in Berlin, a leading conservative ...

The SPD has long sought to change the country's Basic Law to weaken the "debt brake" - a strict rule prohibiting budget financing with new debt above a certain level ...

Merz’s embrace of compromise with the SPD and the Greens (who are expected to play a role in the coalition) risks being seen ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit ...

The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it ...

Collective bargaining in the German public sector has again demonstrated that the working class is facing a political ...

Three goals are being pursued with Germany’s massive rearmament offensive: Breaking free from military dependence on the US, ...

The prospective next German government’s plans to enable higher defense spending by loosening strict debt rules and to set up ...

The money is earmarked for defense equipment for the country fighting Russian forces, including munitions, drones, armored ...

The real winners of the German election are the hard-right leader Alice Weidel and her White House friends, Elon Musk, J.D. Vance and Donald Trump. Whatever Friedrich Merz’s plans are, he must expect ...