He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the first German president in four decades to resign. By Lynsey Chutel Horst ...

“Hope is that any new German government would decide on a longer-term plan for economic reforms and investments,” Brzeski wrote in a note. The troubles facing the German economy are captured ...

The SPD wants to invest heavily in the German military, the Bundeswehr, to modernize it "sustainably." The SPD wants to pursue a coordinated European policy towards China, which it categorizes as ...

News, analysis, opinion and polling data on the German federal election in February 2025.

German GDP contracts 0.2% in 2024, exports fall 0.8% First back-to-back annual contraction since early 2000s Fall in full-year GDP in line with forecast Fourth quarter's 0.1% fall suggests no ...

Earlier, he covered Eastern Europe for the Financial Times. He speaks Hungarian, German, French and Dutch. The three men appeared thin, weak and pale, and in worse condition than the 18 hostages ...

While leading German politicians fear the worst from Trump's second presidency, German parties are taking very different approaches to him. The nationalist AfD is delighted — and was even ...

The German lawmaker brought forward two pieces of legislation severely curbing migration. While the non-binding bill passed by a small majority, the binding “Influx Limitation Act” failed.

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Simply sign up to the German economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Germany’s economy shrank for a second straight year in 2024, underlining the severity of the downturn facing ...