With the victory of German conservatives in the election against the incumbent government of Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrat-Green coalition, Europe has collectively taken a significant turn to ...

Over beer, pretzels and sausages, guests gathered last night at the German ambassador’s house in Belgravia to watch the federal election results come in. The fact that the mood scarcely changed ...

Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

“That feeds into this whole far-right populist narrative that the mainstream parties are abandoning those areas,” Lueders ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the US against abandoning allies and urged Europe to strengthen its defence, ...

With Merz at the helm and the SPD’s Boris Pistorius likely gaining a seat at the table, Ukraine can expect a stronger ally in ...

Threatened by far-right gains, Friedrich Merz faces tricky coalition talks as he tries to address anti-immigration sentiments while keeping potential left-wing government partners ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

"China is glad to see Germany and the European Union play an important role in global affairs. It supports the integration of ...

The man poised to become Germany's next chancellor accused President Trump of being indifferent to Europe’s plight and blasted Washington’s interference in the general election. Friedrich Merz has ...

The Christian Democrats are forming a new coalition, with plans that include a possible restart of nuclear power.

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...