Germany’s typically “hawkish” central bank governor, Joachim Nagel, has shifted from discussing technical adjustments to proposing more significant reforms to the country’s constitutional budget deficit rule....
CDU leader Friedrich Merz, widely regarded as the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, has pledged to lead Europe in crafting a unified approach to Donald...
Germany’s economy contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, highlighting the severity of the downturn facing Europe’s largest economy. Europe’s largest economy shrank by 0.2%...
Friedrich Merz, the politician likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, has vowed to restore Germany’s industrial competitiveness by putting climate policy on the back burner. In...
Germany’s conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, has called for a unified European strategy to establish a “common vision” for peace in Ukraine. During his visit to...
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), leading in opinion polls ahead of Germany’s upcoming elections on 23 February, have proposed significant...
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has officially withdrawn as the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) top candidate for the upcoming election, ending weeks of speculation about his potential...
Pressure is mounting on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to relinquish leadership of his party, the Social Democrats (SPD), ahead of the upcoming snap elections. This move...
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), announced on Wednesday that the constitutional debt brake, which limits public deficits to 0.35% of Gross...
Everyone wants a strong government. German business leaders are pushing for swift action, and EU leaders, who rely on German leadership, are eager for a stable...
