The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it will also face big foreign policy challenges — almost all of which are linked ...
The decisions made by the new Bundestag will determine whether Europe moves toward stronger unity and security, or risks ...
But the search for allies is an inevitable component of electoralism, especially in Germany with its system of mixed ...
Apparently, the anti-Russian hostility of German officials is causing controversy among the country’s politicians themselves.
Peter Altmaier, once the right-hand man of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, took to the stage to say Germany stands ...
Germany, the pre-eminent European country for the past century, third in world GDP, the biggest economy in Europe and pivotal to the fortunes of the European Union, voted to elect a new parliament ...
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...
"I am concerned that the lesson we learned in 2022 can be forgotten,” said Germany's outgoing vice-chancellor.
Speaking during celebrations to commemorate German Unity Day last month, Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the importance of historical awareness. Young Germans in particular need to learn more about ...
Donald Trump is nothing if not mercurial. Tariffs are announced, then delayed, dropped, or reannounced. Friends become ...
Has there been a more cataclysmic year than 2025 for US-Europe relations? It started with US Vice President J.D. Vance’s ...