Self-evidently, strikes are nothing new in Germany. In fact, they date back over 200 years. Yet for the first hundred years of that history, German conservatives deliberately engineered the ...

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more.

“The stalemate we see in Germany today is in some respects a microcosm of the bigger debate across Europe on whether to hunker down and protect the traditional welfare state and traditional ...

Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune time. But will it work out? By Jim Tankersley and Tatiana Firsova ...