German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state ...

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state ...

While French President Emmanuel Macron has talked of the need for “an incredible awakening” and German Chancellor-in-waiting ...

BERLIN — Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats started exploratory talks Friday on a possible coalition government ...

This structure was set up by the Dayton peace accords that ended the 1992-95 war. The two regions have their own presidency, parliament and government, as well as their own police and judiciary.

BRUSSELS — Germany’s political system and social cohesion are at stake unless it restricts Chinese wind turbines in the country, a government-backed analysis seen by POLITICO warns.

Election winner Friedrich Merz on Tuesday ruled out a quick reform to Germany's state borrowing limits known as the "debt brake" and said it was too soon to say whether the outgoing parliament could ...

Photo: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images Germany’s economy contracted in ... underlining the scale of the challenge for the next German government to turn around its economic fortunes.

Why his party says AfD is not an option Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold onto power. Merz heads up the ...

LONDON -- Before the final votes in Germany's election were even counted ... the military alliance with a new European security structure. "I am very curious to see how we are heading toward ...

Merz confirmed that Netanyahu called him and said that he told the Israeli leader they should meet soon after a new government is formed. He added: “in case he plans a visit to Germany ...