U.S. is Germany's biggest trade partner Tariffs on German imports would hurt fragile economy Germany's Scholz says EU would respond in kind to U.S. tariffs White House declines to comment BERLIN ...

By Jim Tankersley and Tatiana Firsova Reporting from Stromberg, Germany He was just off the autobahn, beaming at a rush-hour crowd, and Friedrich Merz’s mind had steered to speedometers.

Germany is due to hold a parliamentary election on February 23. The Left is currently hovering around the 5% support which is legally required to enter the parliament .

Germany's neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) have a long history of being junior partner in federal governments. This year, however they could fail to win parliamentary representation altogether.

BRUSSELS — Dozens of American students at a U.S. military installation in Germany walked out of their middle school on Tuesday as part of protests aimed at an official visit by Defense Secretary ...

ESSEN, Germany, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Germany's gas trading hub plans to hold talks with traders at an energy industry event in Essen later on Tuesday to seek ways to boost flagging gas reserves ...

Germany's far-right party, Alternative for Germany, has seen gains in popularity in recent years, and as the country's Feb. 23 elections near, Elon Musk has even voiced his support for the party.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's trade surplus with the United States reached a record level last year, data from the statistics office showed, as countries wait to learn how U.S. President Donald ...

AfD national chairwoman Alice Weidel speaks at her party's national convention in Riesa, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP) HENNIGSDORF, Germany (CN) — In the eyes of ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a little town in Germany’s Rhineland. Two weeks ago controversy exploded ...

BERLIN - Europe is prepared to respond "within an hour" if the United States levies tariffs against the European Union, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a pre-election debate with his ...

Germany’s political centre is running out of time. For years, the country’s centrist parties have dodged, delayed and downplayed the immigration debate, only to watch the far-right Alternative ...