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

Germany is on track to meet its 2021-2030 climate goal but risks missing post-2030 targets, independent government advisers ...

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

First, significant structural challenges continue to erode competitiveness ... is critical if Germany aims to achieve a new economic growth phase. Germany’s highly conservative fiscal policy ...

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

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

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

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 ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it once again into a "growth engine" after two years of recession.

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

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.

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 ...