German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost the confidence vote in parliament. It's the end of his fractious coalition government and it marks an historic transition for Europe's largest economy.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, left, with Boris Pistorius, the country’s defense minister, during a session of Parliament earlier this month in Berlin.

After years of sputtering and frustration, the Franco-German engine – the most powerful force within Europe – is humming ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz laid the groundwork for the pact in a joint ...

Olaf Scholz reflected on his years in government as the Social Democratic Party congress bids farewell to the former ...

Ex-Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive a state-paid office with a staff of eight. Opposition parties say this is too much.

Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday promised his party the Social Democrats that he can be counted on to cherish ...

Germany’s minimum wage is set to rise by about 14% over the next 18 months under an agreement that appears to defuse a ...

Germany will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. At the same time, Berlin will not allow the war to spread, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says. In his New Year's ...

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last ...

As leader of the opposition, Friedrich Merz took a clear stance on foreign policy. But now as Germany’s chancellor, it is becoming clear that he will have to make compromises.