The interview was conducted on 25 February 2025 and appeared in Borderless on February 2025. What are some of the major issues in the backdrop of the German elections? In recent years, German society, ...

Nearly 5.4 million people in Germany receive Bürgergeld — social benefit payments that cover a wide range of needs, from the unemployed to the working poor to adults with disabilities. Bürgergeld has ...

Still, most voters support the idea of reforming the budgetary rule and establishing a fund for infrastructure investments ...

The package, which will allow for a large increase in military expenditure, passed through the Bundesrat despite objections ...

Lawmakers in Germany took a step to loosen a long-standing limit on government debt. The move aims to allow the ...

The likely next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, announced on Friday, March 14, that he had secured enough votes to ...

Skip next section Germany's Scholz calls parliament's decision 'historic' March 19, 2025 Germany's Scholz calls parliament's decision 'historic' Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised Germany's ...

Berlin, Germany—German lawmakers gave the green light on Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defence and infrastructure ...

Germany's Bundestag on Tuesday approved a landmark fiscal reform package, clearing the way for €500 billion ($548 billion) in ...

Germany's lower house of parliament approved a historic easing of the country's debt limit on Tuesday, to boost defence spending and earmark €500 billion ($547 billion) for infrastructure and climate ...

Germany's chancellor designate Friedrich Merz wants to scrap restraints on borrowing and allow for much higher defence ...

Donald Trump is the exemplar of a vigorous president and what our system is capable of producing. He is the polar opposite of Joe Biden. Now Germany must locate a similar no-nonsense, ...