Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international ...

However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and ...

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

The victory of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz was met with relief in Ukraine. The ...

Medics fear his tough stance on immigration could push vital international health workers to leave the country.

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, but his victory may not deliver the stability many voters had ...

Germany's conservative Union of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union ...

Video - Angela Merkel's rival, a corporate lawyer and millionaire, and a politician accused of cooperating with the far-right ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Last December the European Commission published its ‘priorities’ for the next five years. All the bases were covered, from ...