Germany’s new parliament has elected as its speaker a conservative former minister. She called Tuesday for civilized debate ...

The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

Germany has just passed a major reform to its constitutional debt brake, unlocking billions of euros in funding. One model ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...

Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...

Working groups for Germany's election-winning conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats will submit findings on a ...

Germany's parliament voted Tuesday in favor of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz's massive debt reform, which will free up ...

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

The prospective next German government’s plans to enable higher defense spending by loosening strict debt rules and to set up ...

Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...

Germany's budget committee cleared the way on Friday for another 3 billion euros ($3.25 billion) in military aid for Ukraine, ...