US Special Envoy slams German leader Merz after knife attack on US student
Richard Grenell, the US Presidential Envoy for Special Missions, has criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Germany’s lax response to a rise in immigrant…
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Pressure on Merz as Trump tariffs hit German economy
Germany’s economy shrank more than expected in the second quarter as US tariffs battered exports, official data showed Friday, ramping up pressure on Chancellor…
Zelensky arrives in Berlin for surprise video meet with EU leaders and Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin for a previously unannounced meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
German Government parties hit new low in voter survey as AfD tops polls
Germany’s new government has rapidly fallen from grace with the voters.
Rise in German bankruptcies shatters hope for quick economic revival
The number of companies in Germany filing for bankruptcy has unexpectedly jumped to its highest value since at least 2018.
German Chancellor Merz under fire from own party after surprise Israeli weapons embargo
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing heavy backlash from within his own Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party after his surprise decision…
German Chancellor Merz less popular than predecessor Scholz
Friedrich Merz’s first 100 days as Germany’s Chancellor were poorly received by voters, who rate him lower than his predecessor, Olaf Scholz.
Germany’s Söder demands end of welfare payments to Ukrainian refugees
German Conservative heavyweight politician Markus Söder said he wanted to exclude Ukrainians in Germany from the country’s increasingly expensive social welfare…
German Chancellor Merz more unpopular than ever
The popularity of Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has dropped to a new low since he took office on May 6.
German Chancellor Merz tells Muslim students: Respect our constitutional order
German chancellor Friedrich Merz has used a visit at a university in Hannover (Lower Saxony) to remind Muslim students to respect the Liberal constitutional order…
Two-thirds of Germans unhappy with Merz government, survey shows
Two months after Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new Chancellor, assumed office, a new survey showed widespread discontent with his government.
German Chancellor Merz wants to cut rent subsidies for welfare recipients
Germany’s new Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced plans to reform the country’s burgeoning social welfare programme.
German corporations promise ‘psychological’ economic boost: €300 billion investment by 2028
Several large German corporations have joined forces to boost investment in Germany’s ailing economy.
German Chancellor Merz breaks key election promise on electricity tax
Barely two months after assuming the German Chancellorship, Friedrich Merz has broken a key election promise.
Germany’s SPD revolts against Merz’s rearmament blitz
A revolt has been brewing within the German government's coalition partner the Social Democratic Party (SPD), as prominent figures openly criticised Chancellor Friedrich…
Merz rejects anti-Semitism, yet his policy would leave Hamas in power
The new German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, made an excellent impression in Washington last week.
Germany’s Merz links rise of anti-Semitism at home to mass migration
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has linked the rise in anti-Semitism in his country to mass migration over the past decade.
Germany could arrest Netanyahu as government adopts leftist rhetoric on Israel
Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said it no longer excluded detaining Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit the country.
Germany says allies lift range ties on weapons for Kyiv
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany along with Ukraine's other key Western backers have lifted range restrictions on weapons they send to Kyiv to fight…
Angela Merkel criticises tightening of border controls
Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the border policies of the new CDU-led government led by her former rival, Friedrich Merz.
Merz has an opportunity for greatness, but will he take it?
The wobbly start of the Merz government in Germany highlights the precarious condition of the party framework that has governed the Federal Republic since its founding…
Germany drops opposition to nuclear power at EU level – but plants stay shut at home
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's new government has dropped Germany's opposition at the EU to nuclear power.
CDU splits over cooperation with hard-left Linke
Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) have split over the question of cooperating politically with the hard-left party Die Linke.
Polish PM Tusk and German Chancellor Merz at odds over Berlin’s tightening of border controls
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have clashed over the issue of border controls on the German-Polish border during their meeting…
New German Chancellor Merz slams US for ‘absurd image’ of his country and support for AfD
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has come out against the US administration and how he felt it viewed his country, saying he wanted to have a telephone discussion…
New German interior minister orders immediate end to asylum claims at borders
Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s new Conservative interior minister, has ordered a halt of asylum procedures at Germany’s foreign borders effective immediately…
Germany’s CDU cozies up to left-wing Die Linke after Merz’s chancellorship election misstep
Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has moved closer to the left-wing Die Linke party.
National crisis? Merz struggles to win German chancellorship vote
Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has failed to garner enough votes in the Bundestag to become chancellor of Germany in…
Germany’s CDU choice of new ministers shows it is ‘on its path towards the Left’
Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has chosen his candidates for the top executive positions his party…
AfD tops German polls as incoming coalition government loses support
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has hit new records in voter surveys.