After a court ruling that Turkish spouses couldn't be forced to take a language test before joining their partners in Germany, community organizations have guarded hopes for a new law.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic (CDU) party is in search of a new partner after the expulsion of its former allies the Free Democrats (FDP) from the Saxon state parliament.
A row over pension reform within Germany’s coalition government intensified on Monday when the deputy chairwoman of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party threatened to pull the plug on plans to lower the retirement age to 63.
The German government reached an agreement on Thursday on loosening citizenship laws, allowing people born in Germany to foreign parents to hold two passports. But the plan was criticized by the Turkish community.
As Germany's government gets down to business on its election pledge for a national minimum wage, fierce lobbying is also under way to limit any such measure as much as possible.
The nationwide minimum wage, coupled with pension reforms, could reverse a long decline in people working off the books in Germany, and even prompt an increase, according to a study released on Tuesday.
The new family minister has called for the introduction of a 32-hour working week for parents of young children, stating her plan would be funded by taxpayers.
Germany's foreign minister launched a defence of freedom of movement in Europe on Thursday as his party criticized their coalition partners in the debate over the number of Bulgarians and Romanians coming to Germany.
“GroKo” was named as German word of the year on Friday morning - an abbreviation for the planned “grand coalition” government between Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats.
Forming a new German government could prove trickier than party leaders expected as their agreement is being heavily criticized from all sides, just days before Social Democrat members vote on it.
Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is investigating a string of threatening phone calls to members warning them of negative consequences if they voted against the “grand coalition” deal with Angela Merkel's Union.
Social Democrat chief Sigmar Gabriel is on a major charm offensive, racing across the country to win over sceptics to the plan for a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The leader of the Social Democrats pledged a 50-50 male-female split of the party's cabinet posts in a planned new 'grand coalition' with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, according to a newspaper interview.
One of Germany's top economists says the country will not be able to afford the new coalition's spending plans - and that within four years taxes will have to be raised or debt increased.
Representatives of German Turks said on Wednesday they were disappointed by an accord clinched by top political parties to partially lift a ban on dual nationality under the "grand coalition" deal.
UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed on Wednesday a hard-fought accord for a government with her main rivals the Social Democrats, which includes the creation of a minimum wage in Europe's top economy.
From dual citizenship to autobahn charges, agreements made between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Social Democrats on Wednesday morning will affect everyone in Germany. Here are five of interest to non-Germans.
A German government plan to punish minor criminals by banning them from driving was on Friday met with criticism from judges for being unconstitutional.
Germany is set to introduce a national minimum wage, conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, relenting on a key demand of her likely future centre-left governing partners.
Germany has been in political limbo for the last two months. As talks to form the next government continue, The Local takes a look at how the country is being run and managing with the impasse.
The head of Germany's bruised Social Democrats called on the party rank-and-file on Thursday to back a bid to team up in government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
Members of the next German government have agreed to postpone the country's purchase of armed drones indefinitely following controversy over their use and cost.
