Germany has taken a decisive step toward overhauling its long-term unemployment benefit, as parliament backed a bill that will introduce strict sanctions and place greater emphasis on getting recipients back to work.
The German government is pressing forward with plans to rename and reform the country's widely used long-term unemployment benefit. So how many people will be affected?
Germany's Chancellor has managed to stay on President Trump's good side as the US continues to focus on its military operation in Iran. But the war in Ukraine and tariffs remain two uncomfortable sticking points between the nations.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday backed the aims of the US-Israeli war on Iran but called for its early end, voicing fear for the global economy, as he visited the White House.
An industrial relations showdown looms this week as Germany's powerful IG Metall union is seeking to gain control of the works council at US billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla plant outside Berlin.
France, Germany and the UK said Sunday they were ready to defend their interests and those of its allies in the Gulf if necessary by taking "defensive action" against Iran.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will outline the EU's "coordinated position" on the latest US tariffs when he meets President Donald Trump in Washington next Tuesday, Berlin said.
The authorities in Guinea said Thursday they were looking into why a number of its citizens had been kicked out of Germany, after an angry online response to the expulsions.
A German court ruled on Thursday that the domestic intelligence agency cannot label the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" group at this time.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has wrapped up his first official visit to China. From a major Airbus deal to conversations about Ukraine, Taiwan and Europe’s growing trade imbalance, here’s a look at the issues raised in Beijing.
Germany on Wednesday said it would crack down on organised crime by making it easier to seize the cash, luxury vehicles or properties of suspected criminals.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, hoping to bolster ties with his country's largest trade partner and high-tech rival as Europe's biggest economy struggles.
A proposal to let asylum seekers enter the German job market sooner has been welcomed by many lawmakers and economists, but critics warn that key exemptions and recent cuts to integration courses could undermine the effort.
After Germany quietly decided to restrict access to integration courses, an expert explains who will be affected and why that's a problem for the whole country, not just immigrants and refugees.
A year after his national election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday passionately rallied his conservatives and won a strong endorsement with a 91 percent vote to confirm him as party chairman.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China next week for talks with President Xi Jinping centred on trade between the top EU economy and the Asian giant, Berlin said.
A year after his election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a congress of his conservative party Friday, bruised by low popularity ratings, unmet campaign promises and pressure from the far right.
Germany is pulling troops out of northern Iraq due to 'escalating tensions in the Middle East,' as more and more signs point toward a looming US intervention in Iran.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is open to a social media ban for minors, he said Wednesday, following moves by Australia and other countries to keep young teens off popular platforms.
More than 80 film industry figures including Oscar-winning actors Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton have issued a statement slamming the Berlin Film Festival's "silence" on Gaza.
Under President Trump's leadership, the United States has given German leaders reason to question the stability of their alliance. Meeting in Munich over the weekend, officials on both sides said they wanted to continue to work together.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticised French defence spending on Monday, calling for Paris to do more to turn calls for European security sovereignty into concrete capabilities.
Germany will extend temporary border controls by a further six months, the interior ministry said Monday, calling the measures necessary in the absence of 'functional European migration policy'.
Germany has confirmed plans to restrict access to integration courses, citing rising costs and a desire to focus spending on migrants likely to stay long term. Around 130,000 people could be affected – and the consequences could go much further.
Ten years after the referendum that led to Brexit, Britain and the European Union must close ranks in an increasingly unstable world, their leaders said on Saturday.
