Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sack his finance minister. Christian Lindner’s dismissal prompted him to ...

BERLIN—Germany’s fractious coalition government collapsed on Wednesday, tipping the economically embattled nation into a ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest party, according to provisional results following Sunday’s ...

When the German government collapsed earlier this month, clashes within the former ruling coalition about economic and budget policy were widely cited as a key factor — with the country's debt brake ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, but his victory may not deliver the stability many voters had hoped for. The 2025 election marks a major turning point for Germany, with a ...

BERLIN – Germany’s three-party coalition government, wracked by infighting and policy paralysis over a stagnant economy, is teetering on the brink of collapse. It does not look likely to last until ...

BERLIN — Germany's quarrelsome governing coalition reached an agreement Friday on details of the country's 2025 budget, weeks after Chancellor Olaf Scholz and top officials clinched an initial deal ...

Germany's ruling coalition has long been on shaky ground, amid increasing divisions over economic and budget policies among its three member parties. The situation intensified in recent weeks, ...

VISITORS to Germany’s capital may mistake the Berliner Schnauze (literally “snout”), an earthy form of local wit, for grumpiness. But there is no misreading the mood in Germany today. A deep malaise ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. At a time when far-right movements are surging across Europe, Germany seems to occupy a zone of its own. On one hand, the country’s far-right Alternative for ...

Although Chinese exports to Germany have grown this year, Germany's government has warned companies to scale back what it sees as an unhealthy dependence on China. As part of NPR's China series this ...