Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right and center-left are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points.

By Satyaki Chakraborty The polarization in German politics widened after national elections on Sunday, February 23 in which ...

"Whatever it takes" appears to be the motto of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, who are expected to form Germany ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrats, has ruled out a coalition with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

Friedrich Merz has a reputation for being tough on China, but the need to accommodate a coalition partner and headwinds from ...

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military ...

Preliminary talks between Germany's CDU and SPD have yielded an early result, with the parties agreeing on a special fund to boost defense spending, freed from the "debt brake." ...

The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...

A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the ...

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

Despite declarations by Friedrich Merz, the likely future chancellor, the future government's road to taking office looks to ...