German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is ramping up pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to schedule new elections without delay.

A party ally says Chancellor Scholz would be open to talks with Friedrich Merz on when to move toward new elections — but only after dealing with urgent business in parliament. Merz earlier said this ...

The coalition party in German came to an end on Wednesday, Nov. 6, following a series of events, which ultimately led to the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his Free Democratic Party (FDP) coalition partner finance minister Christian Lindner on ...

He will hope to pull off another surprise victory, as he did in 2021 when he replaced Angela Merkel. Read more at ...

Scholz ditches Lindner.” Three words that pack a punch for Germans, after three years in which Free Democrats (FDP) leader ...

Germany marked 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities on Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!", against ...

The German government imploded over the controversial debt brake. Former Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the chancellor's demand to suspend it would have violated his oath of office. But it's ...

Germany celebrated the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday. Pro-democracy activists from around the ...

With the U.S. election result and the German government’s collapse, the lagging European economy is at a crossroads.

as Russia's war rages in Ukraine and many fear democracy is under attack. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose coalition ...