TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...

Despite all the negative headlines about Germany’s economy struggling, the reality is far more optimistic than many people think. From industrial resilience and skilled labor shortages to its ability ...

09 May 2025, Bavaria, Gmund Am Tegernsee: Katherina Reiche (CDU), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, takes ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Chancellor of Germany amid economic challenges and trade tensions with the U.S., impacting EU ...

Germany's economy saw growth in the first quarter of the year, averting a recession due to increased consumption and ...

Climate issues took a back seat during Germany's election campaign. Is that likely to change under the incoming coalition ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

During his election campaign, Mr. Merz tried tapping into a yearning for a time when Germany’s economy was booming, infrastructure was new and bureaucracy worked. But challenges mounted for him ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...