Germany’s parliament has approved a pension reform package that had prompted a rebellion in the ranks of Chancellor Friedrich ...

The plan agreed upon by coalition members is to maintain pension levels despite the aging population. But it is opposed by young conservatives, who are calling for more sweeping reforms.

Young CDU lawmakers threatened to tank the reform, putting strain on the coalition. A final vote comes Friday. Meanwhile, an AfD councillor has been kicked out of the party for a speech he gave. DW ...

As political parties, including Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), promise more money for pensioners, pensions have become a hot topic in Germany ahead of the federal ...

Germany faces trouble on a number of fronts. Its industrial and export-oriented growth model is struggling because of both ...

A new Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU)-led government needs to agree quickly on how to tackle the economy’s structural weaknesses while navigating increasingly ...

Germany plans to raise pensions by 185 billion euros over 15 years, allowing retirees to work tax-free. The increase is part ...

The reform, part of the coalition agreement between Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the centre-left SPD, faced internal ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany must undertake sweeping reforms to regain its economic competitiveness, Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said on Monday, warning that the country is mired in a structural ...

Conservative legislators in Germany voted by a large majority in favour of a contested pension reform package in what had ...

Germany's fractious coalition government is set on Friday to pass a bill to raise pensions by around 185 billion euros over ...

After years of bitter fighting among Jews, the Reform movement is regaining an official place in the landscape of German Jewry. The Central Council of Jews in Germany has taken its first steps to ...