The nominations from the CDU and CSU show that the shift to the right that is taking place in the US under Donald Trump is ...

For the first time in more than a hundred years, a Jewish minister has been elected to the government of Germany to serve as ...

The upcoming EPP congress puts Manfred Weber on a path to becoming the party’s most powerful leader ever – but he is aiming ...

The appointment signals stricter asylum rules, tighter border controls and a tougher stance on deportation for the EU’s biggest economy.

Andrea Thomas has been heading the Berlin bureau of Dow Jones Newswires since 2019. She writes about the German government, the energy transition and the economy.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a picture of her and Friedrich Merz as she speaks during her appearance as a guest on Deutschlandfunk's live radio show "Studio 9" at the Humboldt Forum.

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has revealed which Cabinet positions which will be filled by ministers from his ...

In Stuttgart, the Black Zero statue was created by the state finance ministry of Baden-Württemberg in 2014 to celebrate the fact that it had reached a balanced budget several times in the previous ...

“This really is democracy’s last bullet,” said CSU leader Markus Söder. While he was referring to the threat from the far right if the coalition fails, Germany in 2025 has a long list of dangers to ...

Germany's conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz unveiled his party's coalition deal with the centre-left Social ...

During coalition negotiations, politicians from Germany's future governing parties butted heads over the question of ...

When it comes to Russia, Germany has had a specific approach. Whilst countries like Poland and the Baltic States cautioned against getting too close to Moscow – and increased their own defence ...