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

With 'international order changing profoundly', Friedrich Merz says China's relations with Russia are an area of 'great ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Germany’s new government has inherited a heavy legacy posing significant challenges to growth, according to QNB. Post-World War II, Germany stood as the economic powerhouse of Europe during ...

His Feb. 23 election win and coalition deal seemed to provide assurance that his government could end policy paralysis and ...

Nick Schifrin reports on the challenges that Merz inherits. In Berlin today, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany's chancellor ... The far right and a stagnant economy await Merz.

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 ...

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