German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday his coalition would not increase taxes, despite a growing budget deficit and calls from his governing partner to raise levies.

From the moment that former Chancellor Angela Merkel said her three most famous words, immigration has been stuck firmly at the centre of German politics. This week we’re talking about how the country, and its politics, have since shifted.

Online payment service provider PayPal said Friday it had resolved a glitch that may have blocked billions in payments in Europe this week.

A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi provocateur who was ordered to serve time in a women’s prison after legally changing gender, and has now not shown up to serve the sentence.

Ten years after the peak of a massive wave of immigration to Germany, the country has been significantly altered.

France and Germany will provide more air-defence hardware for Ukraine after “massive” Russian airstrikes in recent days, the key EU members said in a joint statement on Friday.

German unemployment topped three million in August for the first time in over a decade, official data showed Friday, in another blow to Europe’s struggling top economy.

When foreign parents send their children to German primary schools, they often come back with a whole new vocabulary of playground slang. Here’s our guide to the main terms to know.

Mallorca has long been the favourite place in Spain for German tourists, residents and second homeowners, but recent data suggest that the Mediterranean island is losing its appeal among its main tourism market.

If you travel in Germany by train you get used to a certain way of doing things: you keep quiet, you expect delays, you manage tickets with the DB app. In other countries things can be a bit different, so here are some tips for European train travel.