Germany’s economy is at a breaking point, and one controversial rule may be responsible - the debt brake. This strict policy, ...

More than a quarter century after The Economist first dubbed Germany the “sick man of Europe,” the label applies again. And this time, the illness is a chronic condition, requiring a long-term ...

Germany's new coalition is dialing back strict climate laws and supporting gas power expansion, raising questions about its ...

Three leading German economists expect growth in 2026 if the new coalition government’s ambitious multibillion-dollar ...

BERLIN — Germany's new government on Wednesday launched a package of tax breaks and eventual tax cuts for companies, moving to encourage investment as it tries to give new momentum to an economy that ...

A shift in perspective is needed – one that honestly assesses where economic protection is justified and where cooperation ...

Reuters reports that Merz is carrying through on campaign promises to modernize the Bundeswehr, the German Army, and, as ...

And yet Germany’s leaders have struggled to come to grips with the full dimensions of the crisis. The prior government, a three-party coalition helmed by the center-left Social Democratic Party of ...

The first formal meeting of coalition partners ends in success as the parties agree on a wide range of measures for the ...

On the eve of his first meeting with US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Fredrich Merz launched a 46-billion-euro (around $53 billion) package of corporate tax breaks on Wednesday to try to ...

As Donald Trump pushes ahead with his campaign to transform the way the world does business, Germany is uniquely vulnerable. Trump has harbored a grudge against Germany since his first term in office ...

The German government is earmarking some 110 billion euros ($125 billion) in public investments this year to revive the country's sluggish ...