Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader, failed to secure the chancellorship in the initial parliamentary vote, despite his coalition holding a majo...

German voters are electing a new parliament, with four major candidates running for chancellor. Polls suggest conservative Friedrich Merz's...

Following the collapse of Germany's coalition government, some laws may still pass before the February election. The former coalition partn...

Germany's political parties are uniting to safeguard the Constitutional Court from potential threats posed by the far-left and far-right pa...

Germany's coalition government collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister. Other ministers resigned, but one later d...

Germany has seen a sharp rise in the number of young people using cannabis obtained on the black market, with no guarantees over the drug's...

Long-term structural problems surrounding Germany's workforce and infrastructure also remain unresolved. The International Monetary Fund pr...

The German cabinet has approved a four-year, €32 billion tax cut package aimed at boosting economic growth. The package includes a subsidy ...

The interior ministry aims to unveil a draft law "soon" that will be submitted to the cabinet for approval, a spokesman told AFP. Under the...

Leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) put on a brave face after projected election results showed support for the far-right party droppi...

Whoever wins Sunday's election, experts say Germany's next parliament will likely be bigger than ever. Election rules mean the current 709-...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday that Greece would not default, but warned that if Athens did exit the eurozone it...

The EFSF is optimistic about the impending verdict by the German court on a petition challenging the constitutional feasibility of the ESM.

Germany has rejected reports that the EU and the IMF are working on plans to boost the size of the euro zone's financial rescue fund.

European Union has postponed a decision on a second multi-billion euro rescue package for the debt-ridden nation at least until mid-July.

The German cabinet has approved drastic spending cuts to rein in the national budget despite a stronger than expected turnaround in the eco...

The plan involves a capital injection of over 10 billion euros ($13.5 billion) in return for equity stakes in the banks. 2008: Year of fina...