The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out a coalition agreement on Friday. Here are the main issues: HOW DID WE GET ...

The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out ...

Germany's new leaders are pulling out the stops to revitalize its sluggish economy and strengthen defense. The post Germany ...

The AfD, which doubled its share of the vote to 20.8 percent and has 152 seats in the 630-seat legislature, is now the ...

BERLIN — Germany's new parliament on Tuesday elected as its speaker a conservative former minister, who called for civilized ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

The SPD has long sought to change the country's Basic Law to weaken the "debt brake" - a strict rule prohibiting budget financing with new debt above a certain level ...

GEMRANY’S PARLIAMENT HAS passed a huge defence and infrastructure investment package proposed by chancellor-in-waiting ...

Friedrich Merz, almost assured to be Germany’s next chancellor, is ignoring conventional wisdom when it comes to relations ...

Was the report on the causes of the pandemic kept under lock and key? Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel denies it, and Beijing appeals. According to media reports, the German foreign intelligence ...

The AfD also benefited from heavy publicity around migration issues ... Furthermore, Merz did not participate in Angela Merkel’s coalition governments, preferring to leave politics for the private ...

Word has been received of the death of Ann E. Merkel, age 86, of Saranac Lake, who died Sunday, March 9 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune ...