Born in 1955 in the west German town of Brilon, Merz studied law and was first elected to the Bundestag in 1994. After ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is determined to use his last weeks in office with a minority government to pass what he believes are ...

Authorization to monitor telecommunication sources in cases of residential burglary is valid for another 5 years - due to ...

Germany's government says that Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first such ...

The Ukrainian government wants Germany to make the necessary decisions on additional weapons deliveries to Ukraine before the early Bundestag elections next year. Source: Spiegel, as reported by ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...

From the escalating Middle East conflict and the collapse of the German government, Fire in Beirut, the aftermath of Spain's ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to request a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16, a move that could set ...

The ball is now in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's court after political party leaders in Germany agreed to hold early parliamentary ...

Speaking in the Bundestag, Chancellor Olaf Scholz asked the opposition for help to pass several items of legislation before ...

Germany’s ascendant far-right AfD party has led the pushback against antisemitism based on being anti-Israel. They'd ...

After his coalition with the Greens and Liberals imploded, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz agreed to hold a mid-December vote of ...