Germany

Pressure on Scholz to abandon re-election bid

Olaf Scholz's hopes of being re-elected as German chancellor is under threat as calls for his withdrawal intensify. Infighting within the SPD and dwindling popularity among the German people have contributed to the unprecedented move.

Germany's Chancellor Scholz under pressure to trigger an election soon

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure to trigger a new election, after the coalition government collapsed on 6 November after Scholz fired his finance minister.

Scholz must hold immediate confidence vote, says German opposition

Germany’s coalition government collapsed over budget disputes, sparking political turmoil. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz urges an immediate confidence vote, while Chancellor Scholz plans a vote in January, leading to elections by March.

CEO: VW cost cutting necessary after 'decades of structural problems'

Volkswagen's opens new tab planned cost-cutting programme was unavoidable in order to remedy "decades of structural problems" at the German carmaker, CEO told

First case of new mpox variant identified in Germany

Germany has detected its first case of the new mpox variant, clade 1b, in a 33-year-old man.

Germany approves major arms exports to Türkiye