Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

As for the roots of Germans’ despair, there’s a long list. Start with an economy that has flatlined for five years amid ...

Asylum applications in Germany fell by 34% last year, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, in news welcomed by the outgoing ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

Germany elects a new parliament on February 23, with potential ramifications for the financial industry of Europe's largest ...

Thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in Germany to protest against the political shift to the right after the approval ...

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday clashed with opposition leader Friedrich Merz in a heated debate, accusing him of ...

Germany's far-right party, Alternative for Germany, has seen gains in popularity in recent years — Jan Techau, a director on ...

World leaders, lawmakers, senior defense figures and other officials will attend the Munich Security Conference, which takes ...

Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support ...

An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher ...

The televised debate between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his conservative rival Friedrich Merz drew more than 12 million viewers, initial figures showed on Monday. The contest on Sunday saw the ...