German politics

Issued on: 17/01/2023 - 16:41 Boris Pistorius, Germany’s new defence minister, is an unknown on the world stage but he is an experienced politician with credentials in…

Issued on: 10/06/2022 - 11:12Modified: 10/06/2022 - 11:24 German authorities plan to give long-term visas to Russian journalists and political dissidents, making easier for…

Issued on: 08/12/2021 - 07:34 The centre-left-led alliance that will lead Germany from Wednesday has declared ambitions to make Europe's biggest economy greener and fairer.…

Issued on: 07/12/2021 - 11:48 Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) signed a coalition deal on Tuesday that sets out how to accelerate a green transition…

Issued on: 24/11/2021 - 16:35 Three German parties have reached a deal to form a new government that will end the era of longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Olaf Scholz,…

Issued on: 26/10/2021 - 10:46 Germany's new parliament will sit for the first time Tuesday after last month's election, ushering in a post-Merkel era that is more female, younger and…

Issued on: 07/10/2021 - 21:42 The beleaguered chief of Angela Merkel’s CDU party signalled Thursday that he was ready to step aside as leader of the conservatives, after an election…

Issued on: 28/09/2021 - 14:22 After narrowly beating Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Sunday’s general election, members of Germany’s Social Democrats…

Issued on: 25/09/2021 - 14:34 Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Germans to give her would-be successor Armin Laschet the vote to shape Germany's future, in a last-ditch push…

Issued on: 25/09/2021 - 13:21 As Germany goes to the polls on Sunday in general elections that mark the end of the 16-year Angela Merkel era, the extreme-left party Die Linke stands…