The Latest Breaking News from Germany

By centring the discourse on immigration, MPs have handed support to the far right – and hidden a ticking economic timebomb from voters, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

German voters prepare for a crucial election with global implications. Four contenders vie for chancellorship and potential coalition government formation.

Mercedes-Benz said Thursday it planned hefty cost cuts after its 2024 profits plunged by almost a third amid a slump in China and weak electric car sales, as Germany's auto sector reels.

German citizens will take to the polls on February 23 for a snap general election.

German voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect a parliament that will hold power for four years

Extremists tipped for second place after shifting debate to immigration and crime and winning endorsements from Musk and Vance

Hospital manager Kathrin Leffler says she worries Germany's tense pre-election debate on immigration will make it harder to recruit enough skilled workers from abroad to fill a growing labour shortage.

When Germans vote on Sunday, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party vocally backed by Team Trump.

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on voters to give him a strong mandate to restrict immigration and rebuild the economy to ward off the rise of the far-right AfD. In a final head-to-head TV debate with centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz before Sunday's general election, Merz warned…