The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, led with 28.6% of the vote, while the AfD came in second with 20.8%, more than doubling its previous share. CDU leader ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, said ...

Since interest rates have risen, central banks around the world have faced losses stemming from the high interest they pay on ...

Sir Keir Starmer must offer Europe the protection of Britain’s nuclear weapons amid fears of Donald Trump scaling back ...

With domestic problems and foreign policy crises looming large, the pressure is on to form a new government in Berlin. #EuropeNews ...

Germany's central bank last year posted its first loss since 1979, amid swift changes in eurozone interest rate policy that ...

EXCLUSIVE: As Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposes the idea of having ‘European Army' people in German border ...

The AfD parliamentary faction, which is jubilant after securing a record 21 per cent in Sunday’s federal elections, also ...

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

The pair of world leaders did not disappoint with their very awkward handshakes during their meeting concerning Ukraine ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.