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

BERLIN — Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting in a fiery Bundestag debate Thursday urged Green lawmakers to pass constitutional ...

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

Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the ...

Ongoing U.S. tariffs could push Europe’s largest economy into a recession, German central bank President Joachim Nagel warned ...

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's IfW economic institute raised its 2026 growth estimate for Europe's largest economy on Thursday, anticipating tailwinds from a public spending boost that conservative ...

After Germany, which, with the victory of conservatives led by Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union ...

Weidel led the Alternative for Germany, a male-dominated party accused of far-right extremism, from the fringes into the heart of power.

After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...

Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...