Germany's decision to implement a selective reduction in electricity taxes for various sectors, including energy, retail and industrial, has sparked concerns among industry stakeholders. The proposed ...

In February, Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland made sweeping gains in a federal election, especially in the country’s east, formerly the German Democratic Republic under Soviet ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul held nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva. His mission was to de-escalate the Israel-Iran conflict, but he was unsuccessful. According to Middle East expert ...

Germany’s self-proclaimed democracy defenders are at it again: blocking a law-abiding party from exercising its rights—all in the name of protecting democracy. The Alternative for Deutschland (AfD), a ...

Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, increasingly pitches himself as a pragmatist akin to Angela Merkel. But his mantra of stable leadership has its limits, with the far right on the rise and ...

Liquid cooling firm JetCool has released a new coolant distribution unit (CDU). The SmartSense CDU is available as both an in-rack and modular unit. JetCool says the units each have capacity of up to ...

Although all regional governments are (for now) headed by either the CDU, CSU or SPD, there are 12 different formations that include smaller parties from across Germany’s political spectrum, except ...

Gabriele Abels is a member of the Europa-Union Deutschland which belongs to the Union of European Federalists. When the CDU/CSU and the SPD sealed their coalition agreement to form the next German ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has become Germany's next Chancellor after winning a second vote in parliament, just hours after an unexpected loss in the first round. Merz secured 325 votes in ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Domestically, Merz promises to maintain a barrier to collaboration at federal level with the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) which is now for the first time ahead of the CDU in polls.

German parties’ boycott of far right looks to be over — with AfD on course for key jobs Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream ...