He has never held a top position in government, yet he will probably soon be Germany's next chancellor. DW takes a look at ...

An ascendant far right, economic malaise, and an adversarial Washington are all top of mind for Germany's new leaders.

Commerzbank employee representatives are calling on staff to protest against a possible takeover by the Italian bank ...

The Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Christian Democratic Union of Germany will each receive seven ministerial posts in the new cabinet ...

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed reforms and new investments as the country's centrist parties ...

German conservative Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move swiftly to reform Europe's largest economy, a day before he is due ...

Germany's new coalition government will be sworn in on May 6, with chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz picking close allies ...

Party leaders from Germany's incoming government signed a coalition agreement in Berlin on Monday, paving the way for the new ...

On Monday evening, the Defense Ministry will hold an official military ceremony to bid farewell to Scholz from the post of chancellor. On Tuesday, the Bundestag (the German parliament) will elect a ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. From almost the moment Adolf Hitler took office as chancellor of Germany, tariffs were at the top of his government’s economic agenda. The agricultural ...

After the German federal government break-up in November 2024 and the new elections in February 2025, the political parties – Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)/ Christian Social Union ...

Leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz [centre]is flanked by members of his new government as they enter the at Paul-Loebe-Haus in the parliamentary ...