While the United States was still busy counting votes, Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz suddenly fell ...

Germany’s economy has been shrinking for the past two years in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, war in Ukraine and ...

For decades, German governments have pursued the project of a free-market European empire. Today the war in Ukraine and US ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early ...

Germany's biggest political parties have agreed on a timetable leading to an early election in February after Chancellor ...

Spending questions were central to the tensions between Scholz and former finance minister Christian Lindner, who was fired by the chancellor last Wednesday. The rupture led Lindner's liberal FDP ...

The decision follows a budget fight that prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fire his finance minister and announce a ...

The leader of Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Tuesday said he believes the winner of national elections set to ...

The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian democratic (CDU/CSU) opposition, is pushing for a confidence vote before ...

Germany’s coalition government collapses under the weight of climate policy.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed his finance minister, Christian Lindner, pitching the country toward elections.