German politics has delivered yet another masterclass in how to betray your voters while maintaining a straight face. This ...

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Merz declares Germany is back as the country secures major defence and infrastructure funding ahead of a crucial ...

The election successes of far-right parties in Germany and elsewhere is making it harder to solve social problems. Experts warn that this trend carries high costs, and not just for the economy.

Under Germany's constitution, Merz needs a two-thirds majority to get the changes passed. With the support of the Greens and ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has announced a deal to drastically overhaul the country’s debt rules to allow a boom in defence and security spending as well as 500 billion euros ...

The CDU/CSU alliance had been projected to win a plurality of the popular vote, and thus the most seats, for an uninterrupted period beginning in mid-2022. Olaf Scholz’ governing Social Democratic ...

Was the report on the causes of the pandemic kept under lock and key? Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel denies it, and ...

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Coalition talks between the CDU and SPD are continuing apace as the parties try to rush major bills on defence and ...

The February 23 parliamentary poll in Germany produced several outcomes, the prominent being a highly fractured verdict.

The announcement comes after Austria, to the south, rejected Germany's idea of turning back asylum seekers at the border, ...