A year after his election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a congress of his conservative party Friday, bruised by low popularity ratings, unmet campaign promises and pressure from the far right.
Germany is pulling troops out of northern Iraq due to 'escalating tensions in the Middle East,' as more and more signs point toward a looming US intervention in Iran.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is open to a social media ban for minors, he said Wednesday, following moves by Australia and other countries to keep young teens off popular platforms.
More than 80 film industry figures including Oscar-winning actors Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton have issued a statement slamming the Berlin Film Festival's "silence" on Gaza.
Under President Trump's leadership, the United States has given German leaders reason to question the stability of their alliance. Meeting in Munich over the weekend, officials on both sides said they wanted to continue to work together.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticised French defence spending on Monday, calling for Paris to do more to turn calls for European security sovereignty into concrete capabilities.
Germany will extend temporary border controls by a further six months, the interior ministry said Monday, calling the measures necessary in the absence of 'functional European migration policy'.
Germany has confirmed plans to restrict access to integration courses, citing rising costs and a desire to focus spending on migrants likely to stay long term. Around 130,000 people could be affected – and the consequences could go much further.
Ten years after the referendum that led to Brexit, Britain and the European Union must close ranks in an increasingly unstable world, their leaders said on Saturday.
European leaders called Friday for a reset in relations with the United States as they met at a top security conference where US President Donald Trump's potshots at traditional transatlantic ties loomed large.
Germany's foreign intelligence chief warned Friday that Russia is planning to target high-stakes regional elections this year with "hybrid" attacks, and called for Berlin to consider "counter-measures" against the growing threat.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged Friday a rift had opened up between Europe and the United States but issued an appeal to Washington: "Let's repair and revive transatlantic trust together."
Germany will deploy about 5,000 police to secure the Munich Security Conference this week, including reinforcements from neighbouring countries, officials said Wednesday.
Growing political polarisation means that debate about immigration is boiled down to 'pro' or 'anti'-immigration positions, but new surveys reveal that European public opinion is a little more nuanced than that.
Germany's lower chamber of parliament, the Bundestag, on Friday confirmed that it has banned seven staff members from entering the building after reports they were associates of the far-right AfD.
The UN's special rapporteur on freedom of expression on Friday said hate speech was rising in Germany but the government response was heavy-handed at times.
Applications for Germany’s state‑funded integration courses have not been processed since December, according to multiple reports. Despite mounting criticism, the Federal Ministry of the Interior has declined to say why.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz headed to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to kick off a Gulf tour as the biggest EU economy seeks to diversify its key trade and energy partnerships.
Germany plans to better protect its critical infrastructure with a new law on Thursday as surging tensions with Russia stoke fears of sabotage attacks and other national security threats.
The far-right party's Bavarian chapter is further intensifying its hard-line immigration stance in calling for an authoritarian police force similar to the US's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
European leaders meet in Germany on Monday to discuss North Sea energy and security cooperation, but fears over US designs on the Arctic island of Greenland may overshadow the talks.
A US takeover of a major German operator of fuel storage sites has been approved, Berlin said Friday, despite warnings about the new owner's close links to US President Donald Trump.
German public spending rose more slowly than expected last year despite significant outlays for defence and infrastructure, the finance ministry said Friday, vowing to pick up the pace this year.
