Declining support for the ruling parties and the historically low approval ratings of Chancellor Friedrich Merz helped further the AfD's growth. With fears of economic, security and climate problems, Germans worry that the current standard of living will not be able to be preserved
The Christian Democrats have fallen below twenty percent of support at the federal level, the far-right Alternative for Germany has long been by far the most popular party, but no one is vying for the position of president of the "black-red" coalition government. This is not surprising in the conditions of increasingly expensive fuel, weak economic growth and the endless war in Ukraine, when painful reforms need to be implemented.
What will happen to the German government and its chancellor after the convincing victory of the right in Saxony-Anhalt
How the choice for the youth word of the year revived criticism of Chancellor Friedrich Mertz's military policy and what eggs have to do with it
Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertz said that Montenegro has fulfilled almost all the conditions for joining the European Union and that it should become a member by the end of this decade.
Germany is in a crisis, and not a temporary one. How do the extreme right and extreme left in Berlin position themselves according to that fracture and what would that mean for workers in the exploited periphery like Serbia?
The proposal of France and Germany at the summit of the EU - Western Balkans in Tivat allows candidate countries for membership access to certain sessions of the Council for Foreign Affairs. There are other conditions
The European Union - Western Balkans summit in Tivat was preceded by tensions between Serbia and Montenegro. At the center of the event was the Air Serbia charter with 87 members of the criminal loyalists of Aleksandar Vučić, who were returned to Belgrade by the Montenegrin police.
Friedrich Mertz, the German chancellor, has a new proposal for the enlargement of the European Union. And does it bring easier access or perhaps an eternal waiting room
German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz called on the leadership of the European Union to speed up the enlargement process, warning that the lengthy procedure creates frustrations both in the candidate countries and within the Union itself.
The EU rejected Vladimir Putin's proposal that former German chancellor pro-Kremlin Gerhard Schroeder be the European mediator in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine
A year after the formation of Friedrich Merz's coalition government, as many as 86 percent of citizens are dissatisfied with the work of the German government, while the far-right Alternative for Germany records a historic increase in support
American soldiers have been in Germany since World War II. Now Donald Trump intends to reduce their number because he is angry with Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Mertz visited Washington and met with US President Donald Trump. Although he spoke in front of the cameras for only a few minutes, Iran, the nuclear program and trade relations between Europe and the US were discussed behind closed doors.
Chancellor Friedrich Mertz demands that Germans work more, be more "flexible" and not take sick leave. That is why they are reaping criticism
For the first time in history, the G20 summit in South Africa is being held without the presidents of the USA, Russia and China. While Trump, Putin and Xi are sending a clear message that they no longer care about global dialogue, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz is trying to defend the principles of the multilateral order.
After the conference within the Berlin Process, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz said that he supports the path of the countries of the Western Balkans towards the European Union. But there will be no discount for necessary reforms
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has received a lot of criticism because, speaking about illegal migrants, he told a journalist that he should ask his daughters how they feel when they walk around the city in the evening
Chancellor Friedrich Mertz openly said that he hopes for a regime change in Tehran or a return to the negotiating table, otherwise Israel will "go all the way"
A day after Victory Day, European leaders Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Mertz, Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk jointly called on Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Christian Democratic leader Friedrich Mertz won the chancellor's chair - but without celebration. The secret ballot revealed deep cracks in the coalition and caused a political earthquake in Berlin
A shock vote in the Bundestag left Friedrich Merz without a chancellorial majority in the first ballot, although all MPs from the future ruling coalition were present
Olaf Scholz will not be chancellor for much longer. German media reports that his farewell military ceremony will be held on Monday, May 5
The future German government has big plans to rebuild the infrastructure, for which it will need many builders. But at the same time it limits immigration from the Western Balkans. The first construction associations are already protesting
An agreement has been reached - the chancellor of Germany will definitely be Friedrich Mertz. He is greeted by polls according to which the right-wing AfD is even stronger, he is greeted by Trump's tariffs, but also by increasingly loud calls for the Germans to prepare for total war with Russia by 2029.
Germany's largest main parties have reached an agreement on the formation of a government, thus preventing the far right from coming to power
Just a few weeks away from the Bundestag elections, the popularity of the most likely chancellor, Friedrich Merz and the Christian Democrats, is in free fall. On the other hand, the right-wing AfD reached record popularity. What has changed in the meantime
