Germany does not have a national security council, unlike many other countries, but that is about to change. What are the ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens have rejected calls for benefit cuts from leading economic expert Veronika Grimm, ...

Ukraine Both the CDU/CSU and SPD agree that Germany has a duty to continue its support for Ukraine. CDU leader and likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has repeatedly spoken out in favor of ...

A draft law on military service aims to beef up Bundeswehr numbers, but there is friction over whether it should include ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) backed a coalition deal with the CDU/CSU conservatives on Wednesday in the final step to forming a government in Europe's largest economy, and nominated their ...

Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Leaders of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) urged the party's rank and file to approve a high-stakes coalition agreement to form the next government in Berlin.

Germany’s SPD Calls for Antitrust Act to Clip Elon Musk’s Power Elon Musk has waded into German politics twice in recent days on X. Photographer: Allison Robbert/AFP/Bloomberg By Michael Nienaber ...

Scholz has led Germany through "serious crises, shown nerves of steel, prudence and steadfastness, especially when it comes to major international issues", SPD co-leader Lars Klingbeil told reporters.

Olaf Scholz, federal finance minister and chancellor candidate of the German Social Democrats (SPD), talks to media affected by flash floods on Aug. 3, 2021 in Stolberg, Germany.

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have a clear "mandate to govern", the party's general secretary Lars Klingbeil said on Sunday after exit polls showed them on 25-26 percent, closely ...