Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen. In front of cheering supporters, Scholz defended his government's ...

Olaf Scholz became German chancellor with a pledge to modernise and jolt Europe’s largest economy from its paralysis. But just two months after taking office, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 ripped the Social Democrat’s plans apart and strained his coalition with the Greens and the Liberals.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.

Germany is in the middle of its worst economic slowdown in years. Official figures show two years of consecutive GDP contraction, and 2025 is unlikely to bring any relief, projected at near-zero growth.

Friedrich Merz, the conservative front-runner in the race to be Germany’s next chancellor, warned domestic companies against making bigger investments in China.

Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum".

Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum".

Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, but stressed the importance of "cool heads" in the face of uncertainty.

Up to 20,000 people protest against far-right politics ahead of election in Germany:: Cologne, Germany:::: Martina Morawietz, Protester"When you look around the world, you can see what's going on. All humans are equal,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main rival in the federal elections next month of breaking a taboo by signaling his openness to pushing disputed measures on migration through parliament with the far-right Alternative for Germany.

Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector’s woes have sparked

The frontrunner to become Germany’s chancellor has warned companies about the “great risk” of investing in China, saying the state under his leadership would not help them if such bets failed.