Merz warns of ‘very critical’ situation in parts of German economy
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has placed boosting the country’s economy at the top of his agenda for 2026,…
China, EU push Nexperia and Chinese owner to end ‘corporate dispute’ amid chip concerns
Both China and the European Union have signalled that a dispute over semiconductor maker Nexperia should be resolved…
Germany: 1,300 Syrians return home since fall of Assad
Some 1,337 Syrians living in Germany have gone back to Syria voluntarily since President Bashar Assad was deposed…
German central bank proposes reforms to government borrowing limits
Germany’s central bank on Tuesday proposed reforms to strict constitutional rules on government borrowing, as the country searches…
Germany’s Baerbock elected as UN General Assembly head
Germany’s former top diplomat Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the largest UN body New study shows alarming…
Chancellor Merz to meet Italy’s Meloni
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to meet with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni in Rome Police officer in Berlin…
Friedrich Merz makes big promises from Ukraine to economy in first government statement to Bundestag
Newly appointed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on Wednesday his commitment to unify Europe and the United States…
CBS Is Wrong About Free Speech in Germany and the Rise of Nazism
The weekend programming over at CBS was unusually focused on speech norms and censorship in Germany. First, Face…
immigration policies Germany: Elon Musk backs Germany’s AfD campaign launch amid protests
American tech billionaire Elon Musk surprised many by addressing the campaign launch for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany…
Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms
US billionaire Elon Musk, set to join president-elect Donald Trump’s administration, waded into Germany’s election campaign on Friday,…
Germany rejects European Commission warning on spending plans
Dan Barna (C), Renew Europe Group, stands in the European Parliament and speaks while Ursula von der Leyen,…
Germany’s arms shipments to Israel worth more than €130 million
The German government has so far approved arms exports to Israel worth at least €131 million ($137 million)…