Here’s a look at the life of Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1954 Birth place: Hamburg, Germany Birth name: Angela Dorothea Kasner Father: Horst Kasner, a ...

The number of people seeking refuge and political protection in Germany rose in 2024 in comparison to the previous year, ...

Merkel slams asylum rejections, railways miss punctuality targets for first half of 2025, and more news from Germany on ...

Poland will introduce temporary border checks with Germany starting Monday, following growing tensions over irregular ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the new German government's decision to turn away irregular migrants at the border, even if they claim asylum. "When someone says 'asylum' here on ...

Israel's security is part of Germany's so-called "Staatsräson," or "reason of state." Former Chancellor Angela Merkel popularized the term when she addressed the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in 2008.

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

Last June Germany reduced its residency requirement for naturalization from eight years to five and even three in special cases. Many Syrians who arrived as refugees during 2015 and 2016 when former ...

German leaders intend to ramp up defense spending and build the most powerful armed forces in Europe, but shadows of World ...

Germany's minimum wage is set to be raised from €12.82 ($15.01) per hour to €14.60 by 2027 in two steps, a special commission ...

Berlin considers strengthening investment screening powers to stop any future investors reactivating gas pipelines ...

Germany's minimum wage is set to be raised from €12.82 ($15.01) per hour to €14.60 by 2027 in two steps, a special commission ...