French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Far-right parties have become leading opposition forces in both Germany and France, and they believe they hold the democratic future of these countries in their hands.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, is not expected to accompany outgoing ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

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

Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Wednesday drew a chorus of criticism, including from his ...

After years of large influence, NGOs will face headwinds under a new CDU/CSU-led government. Berlin – Germay's Christian Democrats, fresh off their victory in the country's election, took aim at ...

As astonishing as the electoral gains are for Germany’s far-right AfD party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, they ...

Many challenges lie ahead for Germany's new coalition government with the country in a state of flux, facing mounting ...