Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz expects little to pass parliament ahead of early elections in ...

Fiscal and economic policy differences have been blamed for the German government collapsing, but what role did the country’s ...

With the collapse of Scholz's government, German politics, long celebrated for its stability, has descended into turmoil. Why ...

New German finance minister Joerg Kukies said on Friday that a moderate and targeted reform of the debt brake, which limits ...

New German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies dampened expectations that a reform of the nation's spending cap, known as the debt ...

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck wants to change the European Union's laboriously negotiated debt rules, calling them "a ...

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved a package of measures to promote startups and improve access to capital markets, ...

The German cabinet has approved a financial measure package to boost startups and ease access to capital markets. Known as the Second Financing for the Future Act, it aims to improve tax conditions ...

The Chancellor sacked Christian Lindner after days of crisis talks and amid a deluge of rumours that his turbulent coalition was about to come to an end. In a statement to the press on Wednesday ...

Rejigged EU austerity rules – in play for the first time since the pandemic – are now coming back to haunt the bloc’s biggest ...

Germany entered a major political crisis on Wednesday (November 7, 2024) with the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition likely paving the way for early elections next year.