Coalition negotiations between the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats to form a new federal government began Thursday.

The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, and Italy—convened in Paris and reached broad consensus on the necessity of ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.View on euronews ...

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills ...

Germany’s likely next leader Friedrich Merz was set yesterday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defense ...

Nach dem Wahlsieg der Union am 23. Februar hat Unions-Kanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz sein Wahlversprechen, zu einer ...

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Germany's IfW economic institute raised its 2026 growth estimate for Europe's largest economy on Thursday, anticipating ...

Russia's westward push and U.S. indifference towards European worries may trigger a strong economic revival in the region, ...

Plans for Germany to unleash a massive increase in state borrowing faced new questions on Wednesday, with a co-leader of the ...