German Chancellor Friedrich Merz narrowly averted a government crisis after securing an absolute majority for a pensions bill in parliament on Friday, despite an earlier revolt within his own ...

Germany’s parliament has approved a pension reform package that had prompted a rebellion in the ranks of Chancellor Friedrich ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative leader seeking to become Germany’s next chancellor, failed to obtain the necessary votes to win the position in parliament on Tuesday. Out of a total of 630 votes, ...

The German parliament's commissioner for the armed forces urged a rapid rebuilding of the country's registration system for possible military conscription in an annual report released on Tuesday.