BERLIN — The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country's next leader, if all the ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation’s strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the ...

The German parliament has kept the ambassadors of Russia and Belarus off its guest list for a special sitting on May 8 ...

Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture. Can he deliver?

The German government and Analena Baerbock’s Foreign Ministry are excluding Russia from the commemoration because they are ...

BERLIN — Germany's new parliament on Tuesday elected as its speaker a conservative former minister, who called for civilized debate in what is likely to be a confrontational term after a far ...

In the Parliament, or Bundestag ... Andrea Römmele, a political scientist at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and a keen watcher of German politics, said that one reason so few women ...

journalist Kloeckner elected speaker BERLIN, March 25 (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took up its largest-ever share of the seats as Germany's new parliament met for its ...

Inaugural session of the German lower house of Parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin 32,933 people played the daily Crossword ...

Conservative and center-left parties reached a deal to form a new German government on Wednesday after weeks of negotiations. The agreement paves the way for new leadership in Europe’s biggest economy ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s would-be next chancellor ... Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans. The decision helps smooth ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his proposed government approve a coalition agreement ...