From fears around the new Covid variant to spiralling debts, here are five of the major issues that are set to confront Germany's new government in the post-Merkel era. 1. Taming the Covid fourth wave ...

Tough challenges from tricky relations with the administration of US President Donald Trump to reviving a stuttering economy await Germany's next leader after Sunday's election. - Tricky US ...

And the government's planned tougher approach towards top trade partner China as well as new U.S. green subsidies will pose further challenges to Germany's traditional free trade, export-driven ...

German politics has had an unruly start to the year, with farmer protests rattling the government, a budget crisis, the far-right riding high in the polls and a new populist party that has further ...

Germany is set for a new government as the leaders of the country’s main centre-right and left parties signed off on a coalition deal six months after the collapse of the previous administration.

Part of the new minister's job will be taking responsibility for the upcoming COP climate negotiations -- an obligation the last government moved into the foreign ministry under Green party member ...

The deal still needs to be approved by both parties’ membership, but assuming it will be, it closes the shortest post-election government-formation period in Germany since 2009. That reflects ...

For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a second round to secure a majority. Nick Schifrin reports on the challenges that Merz inherits.

As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the ...

Germany's new coalition government is shifting energy policy, potentially rolling back ambitious climate targets. The government plans a €500 billion infrastructure fund to upgrade the nation's ...

Meet Germany's new chancellor and coalition government Social Democratic politician Olaf Scholz takes over from center-right Angela Merkel as chancellor to lead a coalition of three different ...

Olaf Scholz was officially voted in as German Chancellor on Wednesday, bringing to an end Angela Merkel's eventful 16 years in power. But with numerous crises raging simultaneously, nobody is ...