Some 100 SDP signatories pose a stark challenge to the war fever whipped up by party leaders and Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

Increasing Germany’s pure defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP is, analysts agree, as historic and far-reaching moment as ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to attend the opening of the Richard Wagner Festival in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth ...

Extreme heat expected in Germany this week, Scholz bids farewell to the SPD, and more news from Germany on Monday.

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday passed a motion calling for preparations to ban the far-right Alternative ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) must be ready for painful compromises in government, parliamentary group leader ...

Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday promised his party the Social Democrats that he can be counted on to cherish its centre-left values long after his time in office. "I intend to be a ...

Olaf Scholz reflected on his years in government as the Social Democratic Party congress bids farewell to the former chancellor. Social Democratic Party congress bids farewell to Olaf Scholz UN urges ...

Vice chancellor, finance minister, co-leader of Germany's oldest party, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD): This week, Lars Klingbeil faces tough questions by his party.

Germany’s acting chancellor Olaf Scholz was set to bow out of office on Friday evening with a special “grand tattoo” military ceremony and a familiar Beatles tune. After three years, four ...

German election: Scholz meets Merz for talks on Ukraine Published 03/05/2025 last updated 03/05/2025 Leaders in Germany's likely next coalition have met to discuss Ukraine policy and security ...

A week after a poor showing in Germany's federal elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left party has won more than 30% of the vote, according to preliminary official results.