Germany's conservative bloc is set to begin coalition talks with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) of outgoing ...

Friedrich Merz promised tougher measures to tackle illegal migration, including by turning away people at Germany's borders ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has charged that Friedrich Merz, the country's likely next chancellor, has ...

The agreement reached with the Greens would allow Germany to spend up to €1 trillion on defence and infrastructure over the ...

The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Berlin seals a deal to ramp up defense spending indefinitely.

Mr Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats are in negotiations to form a government after February's election. Read ...

Germany's would-be next chancellor, conservative leader Friedrich Merz, and the Social Democrats (SPD) with whom he is trying ...

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...

The national election was disastrous for Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD). Voters have been fleeing it in droves. Its recent victory in Hamburg isn't doing much to lift the mood.

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz was set to make a last-ditch attempt on Friday to convince the Greens of his ...

"The SPD is not a traditional climate policy party like the Greens, so we shouldn’t expect them to push this issue as ...