CDU politician Julia Klöckner is the new president of the German parliament. She is seen as a controversial choice by many, ...

Nor is her appointment to the new Bundestag role without some controversy: Klöckner gave up her position as CDU treasurer after NGO Lobbycontrol pointed out that, as Bundestag president ...

BERLIN — Germany's new parliament on Tuesday elected as its speaker a conservative former minister, who called for civilized ...

The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it ...

Once the great hope of the European climate movement, Germany’s Greens are now confronting their relative powerlessness.

Ten years after Kyiv and Moscow first negotiated a ceasefire to end the fighting in Ukraine’s east, the two sides may once ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined thousands who marched to ... among the marchers at a Muslim community rally today, a day after a record 25,000 people attended a right-wing protest.

Germany keeps over €100 billion worth of gold reserves in the New York Federal Reserve. Can the United States be trusted with ...

"We started two world wars. Even though it's 80 years since World War Two ended, the idea that Germans should stay out of ...