Olaf Scholz

The first formal meeting of coalition partners ends in success as the parties agree on a wide range of measures for the government.

The German chancellor said Kyiv’s permission to hit targets inside Russia is “something that has been happening for months.”

Germany is under pressure to supply Ukraine with its powerful long-range Taurus cruise missiles.

Berlin’s defense minister outlines mistakes made by U.S. president in talks with Russia.

A leaked memo reveals unease in Germany’s economy ministry.

French President Emmanuel Macron called the U.S. president on his mobile phone to brief him on the discussions in Kyiv.

The EU’s center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germany’s Friedrich Merz having to battle to be confirmed as chancellor.

“I’m very sorry the dog died,” Christian Lindner says.

With the dust settling on the EPP congress, we take a look at who’s up and who’s down in the EU’s most powerful grouping.

“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.

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Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years, but things are at last looking up.

A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.

Germany’s chancellor-designate is planning a European tour that could take him to Paris, Warsaw and Kyiv

Once the great hope of the European climate movement, Germany’s Greens are now confronting their relative powerlessness.

Friedrich Merz’s incoming coalition wants to press the EU to look at withholding funds and suspending voting rights from Hungary, according to a document seen by POLITICO.

The weeklong blitz on the EU’s fiscal rules generated more blowback than Germany ever expected.

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to subsidize German industry. Other European governments worry about unfair competition.

Germany, Spain and Italy were the top destinations for asylum-seekers.

In a wide-ranging interview, Mette Frederiksen says she considers “mass migration … as a threat to the daily life in Europe.”

Manfred Weber, the powerful German who leads the European People’s Party, has an heir apparent … himself.