Senior lawmakers propose raising tobacco taxes to address billions in health insurance shortfalls, which would increase price of a 20-pack of cigarettes to around $13 - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Germany's coalition government is "on the right track" ahead of an ambitious legislative session, a leading member of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) said on Thursday. Matthias Miersch, ...

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more.

Germany's budget for 2025 is a "game changer" for the country, a leading conservative lawmaker said on Friday, rejecting furious criticism from opposition parties. Christian Haase, a budget specialist ...

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed reforms and new investments as the country's centrist parties signed a coalition agreement and announced additional members of the cabinet.

AfD finished second in Germany's national election in February with over 20% of the vote and is now the biggest opposition party. The party, with which mainstream parties refuse to work, has continued ...

BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc sought to win over the environmentalist Greens for a possible coalition Tuesday as the parties that hope for a share of power in ...