German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, ... Scholz as well as Friedrich Merz, the head of the main opposition party in parliament, ...

German lawmakers are expected to vote on a new budget that sharply raises public spending, with the plan calling for new ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) must be ready for painful compromises in government, parliamentary group leader ...

German lawmakers have voted to suspend family reunions for many migrants. It's part of a drive by the new conservative-led ...

Ex-Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive a state-paid office with a staff of eight. Opposition parties say this is too much.

This comes after Europe’s biggest economy failed to grow for two consecutive years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Merz’s key ally and Germany's second-in-command, Lars Klingbeil, is struggling to unite his Social Democrats behind his ...

Germany's cabinet approved on Tuesday a draft budget for 2025 and a budget framework for 2026 with record investments to ...

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel popularized the term when she addressed the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in 2008. Although the idea has no official legal standing, Merkel's successor, Olaf Scholz ...

Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock is to give up her seat in the Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament, ahead of becoming president of the United Nations General Assembly ...