Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

Ahead of a general election on Sunday, a national debate is raging about how to revive Germany's economic fortunes.

It would be a remarkable comeback for a man pushed aside by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s ... become leader of Europe's largest economy. 'Classic, West German conservative' Friedrich Merz ...

Having established a clear lead over both the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens, this motley movement of ...

Lars Baumguertel wants Germany's politicians to get out their cheque books. The 58-year-old executive runs one of the last surviving manufacturers in Gelsenkirchen, a former coal town in the ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

The country once seen as a climate trailblazer is in danger of becoming a laggard, as the party almost certain to lead the ...

"You will only achieve a continuation of the destruction of our country which began with [former CDU chancellor] Angela Merkel ... but also on money. In Germany, political parties rely heavily ...

For nearly half of the period that has elapsed since that moment in 1990 – 16 out of 34 years – Merkel was at the apex of the German state. She... Angela Merkel’s low ... Tariq Ali’s loose and ...

Germany hasn’t seen significant economic growth in five years. It’s a stunning turnaround for Europe’s biggest economy.

Germany needs a new business model to get its stalled economy going again. Delivering that fresh growth strategy is going to ...

Germany’s economy will probably shrink for a third year in 2025, according to the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A survey of about 23,000 companies across all sectors and regions of th ...