A widely criticised post on X from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after Germany's World Cup exit was a communications error ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his coalition partners have introduced a reform package to revive Germany’s sluggish ...

Germany's governing coalition has agreed on a major 34-point reform package spanning taxation, labour market reforms and bureaucratic processes designed to "get Germany back on its feet" after years ...

The leaders of Germany's ruling coalition reached agreement on a package of reforms during a meeting on Wednesday, a source ...

Germany's Chancellor Merz announces a comprehensive economic reform package, including changes to sick leave, tax relief, and ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz outlined a package of pension, tax and labour reforms on Thursday, along with measures to cut red tape that he said would boost growth, jobs and competitiveness while ...

Germany's ruling coalition has agreed on sweeping tax, labour and pension reforms, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday, a ...

Europe will warn Donald Trump at next week’s Nato summit that military reliance is a two-way street, Germany’s chancellor has said.

A late-night deal agreed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling coalition ​on a long-awaited package of reforms has the potential to give Germany's anaemic economy a shot in the arm if implemented ...

WORKERS in Germany will no longer be allowed to pull “sickies” – and will have to get a doctor’s note even for a single day ...

Germany's government wants employees to provide a doctor's certificate from the first day of sick leave under a broader package of reforms aimed at boosting productivity and economic growth.

The measures are a political gamble for a government that has seen its ratings plummet in the past year.