Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.

Germany is set for a new government as the leaders of the country’s main centre-right and left parties signed off on a coalition deal six months after the collapse of the previous administration. The ...

In sync with the German cherry blossom, the new coalition of CDU/CSU (conservative) and SPD (social democrats) published their coalition agreement ...

For all these reasons, we are rooting for the success of Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. He is a 69-year-old lawyer ...

Germany’s economy will stagnate this year as the country faces headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade ...

Germany’s recent federal election signaled a shift in the country’s politics – and employers will surely feel the impact. The center-right ...

Katharina Reiche will try to balance German energy policy between boosting industry and sticking with net-zero climate targets.

Friedrich Merz takes office as Germany’s new chancellor under a cloud of uncertainty. With internal dissent, a surging far ...

At the Tegernsee summit, business leaders urged Germany’s new government to turn campaign promises into reality.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s armed forces into Europe’s ...