New German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies dampened expectations that a reform of the nation's spending cap, known as the debt ...

Fiscal and economic policy differences have been blamed for the German government collapsing, but what role did the country’s ...

New German finance minister Joerg Kukies said on Friday that a moderate and targeted reform of the debt brake, which limits ...

Do people still recite nursery rhymes? If so, they might switch from shock at a not so good “little Jack Horner” in ...

Friedrich Merz has long been a beacon of hope for the conservative Christian Democrats. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader.

Scholz’s appeal for unity may have appeared incongruous with his decision just a week earlier to dismiss Finance Minister ...

While Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets world leaders in Brazil, a discussion is swirling in his party at home about whether he ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for ...

Pressure is mounting among Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) to decide on the political future of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, amid ...

A dispute over spending had led to the collapse of Germany's government earlier this month, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...