The government and party leaders have made clear they are determined to squeeze trillions of euros out of the working ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition rebuffed calls to expand an electricity-tax discount to include ...

While the US government is scaling back its military aid to Ukraine, and even halting previously promised arms shipments, the ...

Germany is exploring ways to fund multibillion-euro subsidies for energy-intensive companies as part of Chancellor Friedrich ...

From scrapped plans to cut taxes on electricity for households to bringing forward a change for mothers' pensions, here's a ...

The German government has announced it was postponing electricity tax cuts for households and small businesses citing budget ...

After weeks of negotiations, the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and center-left SPD presented a coalition deal to form a new government. Talks took on a sense of urgency amid a host of global and ...

An independent commission agreed Germany’s statutory minimum wage should be increased in two steps to €14.60 ($17.11) in 2027 ...

Germany's proposed electricity tax reduction plan, aimed at selected sectors, is facing criticism over potential competition ...

Recriminations flew in Berlin on Thursday after Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government failed to agree on a nationwide cut in ...

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The new German government faced its first major roadblock on Thursday after its constituent parties failed to defuse an internal row over whether to reduce electricity prices for individual consumers.