But when the holidays begin is an ongoing source of debate among the federal states.Why don't all schoolchildren in Germany ...

Voters in two states in eastern Germany have given a far-right party its best result since WWII — results that have many worried about a resurgence of anti-immigrant, populist politics in Europe.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is optimistic that the European Union can agree a trade deal with the United States by the ...

Several wildfires in forested areas in Germany's eastern states are reportedly under control after firefighters spent a tense weekend battling the blazes.

The premiers of Germany's 16 federal states meeting in the eastern city of Leipzig on Friday agreed a joint statement on migration which describes the number of people seeking asylum to be "still ...

All in uniform, the 661 brown-shirted Deputies of the Nazi Reichstag last week passed three readings of a bill in five minutes, then hopped to their feet and passed the bill itself by acclamation.

Alternative for Germany, known by its German initials, AfD, is the country’s first broad nationalist party since World War II. It comes in second in most opinion polls.

News / Nation & World Being Black in Germany has never been easy. Elections in eastern states could make it harder still The eastern German states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg are set to ...

Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved plans to require its 16 states to allocate a minimum amount of land to onshore wind farms, according to a ministry statement, as Berlin strives to meet its ...

With Germany now an established, reunified democracy, it is taking stock of what is working and what still needs work, especially as the economy continues to lag in the former East.

The eastern German states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg are set to elect new parliaments next month, and in all three states the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is ahead in the polls ...