Germany's leading stock market index, the DAX, climbed above 23,000 points for the first time on Monday. The Frankfurt-based ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the presumptive next chancellor, believes the "urgency is great" for the country ...

Germany's partial legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes could be reformed or even completely reversed after the ...

Such talks often drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, but Merz is in a hurry to reach a deal with Europe's biggest economy facing economic malaise and an upheaval in relations with the U.S.

At the same time, the CDU leader pointed out that "articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Treaty concerning consultation and assistance remain unchanged, meaning that Germany’s nuclear cooperation with the Amer ...

Overseeing all these policy choices have been the CDU/CSU and SDP, which have led every German government since the Second ...

Germany’s federal election was subject to “clear” and “successful” manipulation by Russia and other foreign actors, the head ...

The number of people out of work in Germany rose in February but at a slower rate than expected, federal labour office ...

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats are set to start exploratory talks on a coalition on Friday, said people familiar with the ...

Though he has still to formally take up office, Freidrich Merz, the CDU’s choice for chancellor, has proposed securing “independence” from the US, criticised “America first” doctrine and said he is ...

A comeback for the right and a surge in support for the far right: these are the main takeaways from the 23 February federal ...

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