Self-evidently, strikes are nothing new in Germany. In fact, they date back over 200 years. Yet for the first hundred years of that history, German conservatives deliberately engineered the ...

Germany’s parliament has approved a controversial 2026 federal budget that dramatically increases public spending while projecting massive fiscal deficits over the coming years. The Bundestag passed ...

Three Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks and a Puma infantry fighting vehicle are seen during a German military exercise, in Munster, Germany, Dec. 6, 2018 (DPA photo by Philipp Schulze AP Images). Click ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil attend the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.. With the polar plunge we are ...