It has been partly blamed for the country’s inability to tackle underinvestment, and conflict over the rules played a central ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...

The opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may deprive the future "big" coalition led by the likely Chancellor ...

BERLIN – The Greens announced on Monday that they won’t support the debt-funded investment package proposed by Germany’s ...

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for gradual independence from the U.S.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

Losing faith in Washington as a military ally, Berlin wants to rip up the old fiscal orthodoxy. But it’s now a race against ...

The leaders of Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on a common migration policy that would ...

Friedrich Merz's political journey, stance on immigration, leadership style, and economic promises as the potential ...

To immediately free up budgetary leeway to finance his country's rearmament, the incoming chancellor plans to vote in a ...