German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday defended his government's decision to retain electricity tax for most businesses ...

It’s a huge kindergarten here,’ says the party’s Alice Weidel, to whom the chancellor won’t speak.

Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) officially launched an effort seeking to ban the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, according to The ...

Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama. ... or AfD. Mr. Merz is a product of the Sauerland in Germany’s wealthy west, a region that defines his politics and persona.

The ruling parties of German politics seem to have run out of ideas on how to sway voters away from the growing Alternative for Germany movement.

The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trump’s plans for NATO.

Austrian leaders say while they are leading the charge on Europe’s tough-on-migration turn, they believe they have a partner ...

Increasing Germany’s pure defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP is, analysts agree, as historic and far-reaching moment as ex-ECB president Mario Draghi’s “whatever it takes” speech in the euro ...

Socialists and liberals are rebelling against the Commission president, but she has no easy fix in working with parties ...

German lawmakers have voted to suspend family reunions for many migrants. It's part of a drive by the new conservative-led ...

By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic ...