A mere three days after the German elections, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the victorious Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) has ...

Compared to last October, when it became apparent that an election would be called, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, made a surprise visit to Paris to meet ...

President Donald Trump's policy shift weakens relations with some of the world's most advanced economies, says Neil Irwin of ...

LONDON — In almost every way, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will walk into the White House on Thursday as an alien in ...

Germany's incoming government must address the economy's structural faults quickly and should reform fiscal rules to allow ...

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

French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday evening, the Elysee said.

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 ...

Therefore, there is a need for a new agreement among Europeans, within Europe, the EU, and NATO, where France and the United ...