Pressure was on between the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz called on Monday for swift action to secure Germany's competitiveness in response to ...

BERLIN — Germany’s acting finance minister Jörg Kukies warned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs ...

“Germany is getting a government that is capable ... “A possible trade conflict increases the risk of recession, there is no question about that,” Kukies told Deutschlandfunk radio.

If reintroduced after the 90-day hiatus, however, they could plunge Germany back into another recession. The United States was Germany's top trading partner last year and a major market for its ...

President Trump’s tariffs bring déjà vu for the euro-area economy: Its back to slower growth and lower rates. Click to read.

US tariffs threaten to push Germany, Europe's largest economy, into a third consecutive recession. Analysts highlight ...

Speaking during a news conference, Merz laid out a vision of a Germany restored to its former strength and reliability. “The future government, the future coalition, will reform and invest to ...