The year 2026 brings state elections that are likely to shake up coalition politics in Germany, and may even mark the ...

As Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition grapples with multiple crises, AfD has climbed to unprecedented levels in opinion ...

With their new proposal, the parliamentary leaders of CDU and SPD want to rein in the debate over a ban procedure against the AfD in Berlin. The left-leaning Social Democrats in particular have been ...

From the right number of French prime ministers to the pasttimes of Archie Bland’s dog – here are answers to our inaugural Christmas Day quiz.

Nearly half of Germans doubt the country's coalition will survive its full term, a new YouGov poll shows. Meanwhile, German ...

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The two-year budget for 2026–27 continues sweeping cuts to education, health care, social services and culture, while ...

With the votes of the fascistic AfD, the state assembly has adopted sweeping amendments to the police law that massively ...

Repeatedly missing appointments at the job centre can result in a complete loss of benefits. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Germany's ruling coalition has agreed a new law to fast-track infrastructure projects and to scrap clean-heating legislation ...

Nearly half of Germans believe the governing coalition will not survive until the next scheduled federal election, according to a poll published on Monday. A survey conducted by YouGov for the German ...

Germany's government overhauls its unemployment benefits, introducing tougher penalties for job seekers who refuse work or ...