E ARLY IN THE morning of November 6th, as Europe digested the result of America’s presidential election, three senior figures ...

Germany’s government coalition has collapsed in dramatic fashion after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night move following ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday night that he has dismissed the finance minister, and will seek a vote of confidence in January, paving the way for elections to take place by the end of ...

On Wednesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his finance minister and coalition partner ... In this edition, we look at the issue at the heart of this split: Germany's "debt brake", which ...

The chancellor is being urged to hold a vote of confidence immediately after the country was plunged into political chaos.

Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired finance minister Christian Lindner in a late-night move after a marathon of crisis meetings.The three ...

Donald Trump's return to power and the collapse of Germany's ruling coalition will be major talking points at a meeting of nearly 50 European leaders and an EU summit in Budapest on Thursday and ...

Germany's opposition conservatives urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to allow a vote of confidence immediately and hold elections in January, the day after his rocky three-way coalition collapsed and ...

The man at the heart of the dramatic collapse of Germany's fractious ruling coalition, Finance Minister Christian Lindner, had long signalled his unhappiness with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government.

The German 10-year yield rose above the equivalent swap rate for the first time on record as traders braced for the possibility of more bond sales after the nation’s ruling coalition collapsed.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed his Finance Minister Christian Lindner, stripping the three-party alliance of its ...