German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partners on Sunday chose a former economy minister as their candidate in national elections in September, as the party battles for its political survival.
As the world celebrated International Women's Day on Friday, a new poll found that four out of five German women don't feel that gender equality has been achieved in the country.
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Rainer Brüderle, the Free Democratic Party's lead candidate for this year's general election, enjoyed his party's cheers at a reception on Sunday. But a majority of Germans want him to apologize to a reporter who accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
The leaders of France and Germany will meet the head of the IMF, top European officials and Greek representatives on Wednesday after Greece's shock referendum decision, a joint Franco-German statement said.
Philipp Rösler, Germany's incoming economy minister and vice chancellor, is a qualified heart surgeon who was born in war-torn South Vietnam and moved to Europe after being adopted as an infant from an orphanage.
Philipp Rösler, Germany’s health minister, will take over the Economics Ministry it was announced on Tuesday, as he prepares to lead the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle was tipped on Tuesday to take over the parliamentary group of Germany's beleaguered Free Democrats, allowing incoming FDP boss Philipp Rösler to inherit the key economy portfolio.
Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle wants to confiscate the financial assets of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi frozen in Germany to fund humanitarian relief.
Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle stepped down from his position as the Free Democrats‘ state leader in Rhineland-Palatinate late on Monday. The move came after the pro-business party failed to clear the five-percent hurdle necessary to win seats in the legislature in Sunday’s election.
Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle has reportedly admitted that the government coalition’s recent decision to reverse its nuclear energy policy was made simply to gain votes in upcoming state elections.
German Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle cautioned upon arriving in China Tuesday that a global trade war was brewing, amid wide differences between key trading nations on currency policy.
Workers hungry to share in the spoils of Germany's booming economy through higher wages have been given encouragement from a surprising place: the country's pro-business Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle.
Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle was riled at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday when Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg had breakfast with 20 economic leaders.
Unrest has developed in the coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavaria sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), after some CSU members called for Defence Minister Guttenberg to be made vice-chancellor.
