Recriminations flew on Thursday after the Free Democratic Party (FDP) triggered the collapse of Germany’s ruling coalition ...

Representatives of German industry called on Thursday for a snap election following the collapse of the centre-left coalition ...

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger new elections quickly after his rocky three-way ...

The moves came after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz late Wednesday broke up the governing coalition by sacking Finance Minister Christian Lindner in the culmination of a dispute over economic policy.

The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz concluded without a resolution. They ...

High energy costs and an uncertain transition to cleaner fuels have been a key driver behind Germany’s exodus of industrial ...

Investors are jumping back in Europe’s debt market, with a trio of deals amassing orders for more than three times their ...

On 6 November, Olaf Scholz (SPD) dismissed the Minister of Finance and leader of the FDP, Christian Lindner, and announced a snap election. In a statement issued in the evening, he blamed the FDP for ...

Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to ...

EUR/USD rebounds sharply to near 1.0800 in North American trading hours on Thursday. The major currency pair bounces back ...

But Schmieding said a snap election and new leadership in early 2025 may ultimately help as "the constant bickering within ...

Olaf Scholz is under pressure to allow a vote of confidence as early as next week While the world has been watching ...