Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed during a meeting in ...

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Compared to last October, when it became apparent that an election would be called, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not ...

Germany's incoming government must address the economy's structural faults quickly and should reform fiscal rules to allow ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...

As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany, has been calling on Germany to swiftly form a government and reach a rapid ...