German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for an early ...

A group of German lawmakers, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has proposed legislation to legalize abortions during the ...

Born in 1955 in the west German town of Brilon, Merz studied law and was first elected to the Bundestag in 1994. After ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to host a summit with representatives of industry associations, trade unions and large ...

Germany's government says that Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a one-hour call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first ...

The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is determined to use his last weeks in office with a minority government to pass what he believes are ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the war in Ukraine in a phone call Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the ...

The conversation, which took place over the phone, lasted for about an hour and constituted the first direct exchange between ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks with Kyiv, as the two ...

Germany is set to hold a snap election on Feb. 23 after Scholz’s ideologically diverse three-way coalition of SPD, Greens and ...

Germany's governing coalition had long been characterized by perpetual bickering and very little progress. Ultimately, ...