US President Donald Trump has made it clear that the days of European freeloading on American generosity are over.

As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) ...

The winner of Germany's parliamentary elections has travelled to Paris to meet the French president for a working dinner on ...

Friedrich Merz and the CDU's victory in the German election present a shift in Germany's foreign policy, with an emphasis on ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Germany’s economy had stalled. In 2024, German GDP was 0.2 percent lower than in the previous year, and forecasts for 2025 ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

Premier takes flight in the rarefied atmosphere of diplomacy, daring to go where no man — or woman — has gone.

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

Britain and Germany finally admit the low state of their militaries.