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

The clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity. Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich ...

Nuclear deterrence cooperation between France and Germany is a matter for the "very, very long term," German Chancellor ...

German leaders intend to ramp up defense spending and build the most powerful armed forces in Europe, but shadows of World ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the new German government's decision to turn away irregular migrants at the border, even if they claim asylum. "When someone says 'asylum' here on ...

Amid rising tensions over irregular migration, Poland will reinstate temporary border checks with Germany starting Monday, ...

Berlin considers strengthening investment screening powers to stop any future investors reactivating gas pipelines ...

Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany's chancellor hours after his historic defeat. ... often expressed his dislike of former Chancellor Angela Merkel during his first term in office.

Lawmakers have voted to suspend family reunification rights for refugees who do not hold full asylum status. Meanwhile, as ...

Turkey’s media watchdog RTUK has lifted a ban that was introduced to block Deutsche Welle Turkish back in 2022, the watchdog said on June 27. In 2019, Turkey introduced a legislation to push foreign ...

The economy minister attended a meeting of EU states using nuclear energy, even though Germany shut down its last reactor in 2023. The environment minister was quick to insist Germany will stick to ...

Ex-Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive a state-paid office with a staff of eight. Opposition parties say this is too much.