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 ...

Germany is set to see a significant reduction in tax revenues, with an expected shortfall of 81.2 billion euros by 2029. The ...

Germany's new finance minister has begun intensive preparations for the 2025 and 2026 budgets, with savings sought despite ...

BERLIN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to make national security and economic revitalization top priorities in his inaugural address before the Bundestag on Wednesd ...

FRANKFURT, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Germany is expected to lag behind other major global economies in 2025, with its economic output projected to contract by 0.2 percent, according to a forecast released ...

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil discusses Germany's economic reforms led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's new government ...

The new chancellor’s economic gamble and socially conservative agenda test the limits of coalition unity, as Germany ...

09 May 2025, Bavaria, Gmund Am Tegernsee: Katherina Reiche (CDU), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, takes ...

Just as the broader European economy depends heavily on Germany, the continent's industrial powerhouse, Germany's own economy depends on access to affordable power. With geopolitical and climate ...

First, significant structural challenges continue to erode competitiveness ... is critical if Germany aims to achieve a new economic growth phase. Germany’s highly conservative fiscal policy ...