Germany's new conservative-led coalition takes office on Tuesday under the leadership of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz, less than three months after February's parliamentary election. The ...

BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats published plans on Tuesday to reform inheritance tax to improve fairness in Europe's biggest economy, putting the SPD on a collision course with ...

Germany's conservative-led coalition government will sign the deal before it is sworn-in tomorrow. Matthias Miersch will reportedly lead the center-left SPD's parliamentary group. Follow DW for more.

Bickering broke out within Chancellor Angela Merkels hard-fought coalition on Wednesday, as German budget plans left the defence and international development ministries out in the cold. With tax ...

Germany’s recent federal election signaled a shift in the country’s politics – and employers will surely feel the impact. The center-right Christian Democratic Union and its sister party, the ...

BERLIN, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Germany's coalition government plans to cut state benefits for newly-arrived Ukrainian refugees, a draft law seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday, which could result in 100 ...

Coalition talks between Germanys centre-left and conservative parties dragged on into Wednesday morning after Chancellor Angela Merkel negotiated through the night to break four months of paralysis in ...

BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc sought to win over the environmentalist Greens for a possible coalition Tuesday as the parties that hope for a share of power in ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Germany's Social ...