Cuts coming. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Germany’s welfare system is overextended and in need of reform.

Germany's ruling coalition faces formidable challenges in pushing through reforms in the coming months, the head of ...

Foreign minister Lars Klingbeil says his country will ‘live up to its responsibility’ on security guarantees for postwar ...

"How do we handle world trade if for example the Americans are no longer prepared to play by the rules of the World Trade Organisation? " Merz said at a government Open Day, an event where people can ...

The German welfare state is no longer financially sustainable, Friedrich Merz said on Saturday. The chancellor argued for a ...

The German economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period, official data showed Friday, a significantly worse showing than was initially reported as ...

Polls show voters are growing restless with Friedrich Merz, raising pressure on the chancellor to deliver on the domestic ...

Immediately after taking the oath of office Mr Merz embarked on a series of trips, first across Europe (Paris, Warsaw, ...

Allied talk of sending European peacekeeping forces to protect Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal with Russia has ...

Friedrich Merz recently completed his first 100 days as German's chancellor. But after taking office amid a wave of ...