CNBC

Germany was billed as Europe's growth driver. Now economists are saying: Not so fast

Germany was a hub of excitement earlier this year amid high hopes of an economic rebound — domestically, and across Europe. European Central Bank Governing Council member Martins Kazaks told CNBC that ...
NPR

Germany thrived in the first China Shock. But the next one could prove catastrophic.

BERLIN — On a cloudy day in mid-September, I biked across Germany's capital to meet up with Oliver Richtberg, a representative of the VDMA, at his organization's annual political conference. The VDMA ...
CNN

Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right ...
Pew Research Center

German Views of the U.S.-Germany Relationship Turn Sharply Negative

U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on June 5, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) ...