Such a plan would mark a step-change in Germany’s traditionally conservative approach to public borrowing. Berlin in 2009 ...

In Germany, coalition governments are typically formed through a two-step process: parties first engage in exploratory talks ...

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military ...

Election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU, its Bavarian sister party CSU, and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a major step toward forming a coalition government, the heads of the parties ...

Compared to last October, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not rallied as much as ...

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has promised to "massively expand border controls" once the country's next ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...

Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has won the national election and now faces coalition talks. Merz seemed keen to get to ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has revealed plans for a new €500 ... Union (CDU), together with its Bavarian sister party (CSU) and likely coalition partner, the Social Democrats (SPD), will present ...

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz is leading coalition talks with the SPD, focusing on illegal migration, economic support, and strengthened defenses. The CDU/CSU and SPD face time constraints to ...

The 69-year-old will be the oldest chancellor since Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of the new Federal Republic of ...