Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

Germany’s economy contracted in the final quarter of 2024, underlining the scale of the challenge for the next German ...

Without decisive action, Germany risks stagnation. But with the right reforms, the country can repair and rev up its ...

The comments highlighted the economic challenges facing Germany’s next government ... as strengths that would help the country return to growth. But the past three years have been marked ...

Weak external demand and the impact of conflicts slowed economic growth again in countries covered by the European Bank for ...

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

By Melissa Eddy Reporting from Berlin Friedrich Merz and his center-right Christian Democrats emerged victorious in Germany’s election ... faces a stagnant economy, President Trump’s threat ...

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

After the victory of conservative Friedrich Merz, German businesses are calling on him to create a stable government willing to tackle problems. But doubts remain if Merz can deliver on his promises.

After two years of negative growth, Germany must reinvigorate its economy. The new government has a crucial window of opportunity to recalibrate Germany’s economic trajectory with bold ...

Merz faces an aging population that’s set to hold back growth and exacerbate strains on the federal budget and social security system.