Consumer spending in Germany is rising at the fastest rate since the dotcom boom in the 1990s
Germany’s economic growth accelerated to 1.9 per cent last year from 1.7 per cent in…
The rightwing AfD capitalises on public discontent with Chancellor Merkel’s liberal refugee policy
The rightwing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took 20.8 per cent of the vote in…
A grand coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD is the most likely post-election scenario
The official result of Germany's federal election confirm that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right Christian Democratic…
Angela Merkel wins a third term
Exit polls show that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right bloc could win an absolute majority in…
Germany is heading for a balanced budget in 2015
Germany is heading for the balanced budget in 2015, for the first time in more…
The German parliament approves the eurozone’s rescue fund expansion
The Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of parliament, overwhelmingly supported a bill to expand the power of…
Germany’s contribution to bailout programmes is legal
Germany’s constitutional court has ruled that German contributions to eurozone bailout programmes are constitutional. A challenge…