Germany

Germany and Italy leave EU sanctions against Israel up in the air

International | 18/09/2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held a press conference in Madrid this Thursday.

The crisis in France has sparked a debate about the risk premium: Is it still a reliable indicator?

Economy | 14/09/2025

Risk premium indicators at the Madrid border, in an image from June 6 / EFE

Germany reinstates military service to counter Russian threat

International | 27/08/2025

German Defense Minister Pistorius at a press conference.

Trump's tariffs take their toll: Germany contracts more than expected

Economy | 22/08/2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin this Wednesday.

Friedrich Merz, the unpopular chancellor

International | 13/08/2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a recent photo at a cabinet meeting.

France and Germany reject the agreement with Trump: the EU "resigns itself to submission"

Economy | 28/07/2025

French Prime Minister François Bayrou in a file photo

At least three dead and several injured in a train derailment in Germany.

International | 28/07/2025

Several dead and dozens injured in a train derailment in Germany.

Macron and Merz boast of harmony despite differences on trade, defense, and foreign policy.

International | 23/07/2025

French President Emmanuel Macron visits his German counterpart, Friedrich Merz, in Berlin.

Starmer, Macron, and Merz: the brothers in arms watching over Europe?

International | 19/07/2025

Starmer, Macron, and Merz on the train to Kiev on May 9, three days after the German chancellor was elected by the Bundestag as the new head of government.

London and Berlin sign another "historic treaty" to strengthen European security

International | 17/07/2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met this afternoon in London, shortly after signing the first treaty between the two countries.

Carolin Emcke: "There is an exhibitionism of brutality"

International | 10/06/2025

The German journalist and philosopher Carolin Emcke at the CCCB.

Nine injured in emergency landing of Ryanair flight to Germany

International | 05/06/2025

A Ryanair plane

Political cabaret in Germany: a tradition that now parodies Merz and his grand coalition

International | 01/06/2025

Poster for the German political cabaret 'Die SchMERZtherapie'.

Germany changes its tone and criticizes Israel for the war in Gaza

International | 27/05/2025

German Chancellor Friedritz Merz.

When even Germany warns Israel

Opinion | 27/05/2025

Merz promises that Germany will have "the strongest army in Europe"

International | 14/05/2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Bundestag.

Merz and German Europe

Opinion | 12/05/2025

Can the new chancellor solve Germany's economic problems?

Business | 12/05/2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a trip to Poland this Wednesday.

Friedrich Merz, from Merkel's eternal rival to Germany's new chancellor

International | 07/05/2025

Friedrich Merz at the signing of the coalition with the Christian Union of Bavaria (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin.

Merz is sworn in as chancellor after a surprising fiasco in the first vote

International | 06/05/2025

Former Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his successor, Friedrich Merz.