As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.

Nowhere is that shift as prominent as in Germany. Its armed forces, known as the Bundeswehr, have been the victim of years of underinvestment – but that is set to change. Presumptive Chancellor ...

Germany will unlock hundreds of billions of euros for defense and infrastructure investments in a dramatic shift that upends its ironclad controls on government borrowing. Chancellor-in-waiting ...

Striking workers brought operations to a standstill at Frankfurt Airport, Munich Airport and a number of other hubs across Germany on Monday as part of a 24-hour walkout. Other airports affected ...

Germany’s previous coalition government could not agree on necessary measures to achieve the binding national 2030 climate targets and a number of political issues were left unresolved. But in ...

Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...

Germany’s ‘Whatever It Takes’ Moment Powers European Markets Merz announces historic plan to fund defense, infrastructure Stocks rally, bonds slump as investors assess spending shift ...

For the first time, fewer than 20 million Catholics live in Germany, according to the 2024 Church statistics published by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) on Thursday, March 27. Although the ...

Germany’s future chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday said his conservative CDU party has come to an agreement in principle with the Social Democrats (SPD) to form a coalition government. In ...

Germany's Greens on Monday threatened to block a plan to ease the debt brake and funnel hundreds of billions of euros to defense and infrastructure spending. The plan put forward by Germany's ...