(Photo: Bernd Schwabe/Wikimedia Commons) During the recent parliamentary election campaign on February 23, the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany intervened twice in political debates.

The members of the European Council are the heads of state or government of the 27 EU member states, the European Council President and the President of the European Commission.

During the recent Munich Security Conference, he implied a call for reconsideration of the political boundaries regarding the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Vance has also expressed strong views ...

Women in Germany have effectively worked unpaid for the first 66 days of 2025, with Equal Pay Day highlighting the persistent gender pay gap. The latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office ...

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The February 23 parliamentary poll in Germany produced several outcomes, the prominent being a highly fractured verdict. No single political formation ... ahead of the CDU (Map 4) in all the ...

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Photo: UN Women/Ashutosh Negi Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show that ...

Germany's new coalition government is shifting energy policy, potentially rolling back ambitious climate targets. The government plans a €500 billion infrastructure fund to upgrade the nation's ...

(Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP) BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Greens, whose support is needed for the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and draw up a huge ...

Germany entered the 2020s grappling with both domestic political turbulence and a series of external crises beyond its control. The decade began with the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing Germany to confront ...