Germany hides ‘Black Zero’ statue as era of spending begins

Germany hides ‘Black Zero’ statue as era of spending begins

Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz has loosened deficit rules in a country deeply averse to public debt

The Euro’s Paper Empire: Germany’s Big Bond Gamble

The new German federal government is planning hundreds of billions of euros in new debt. With this, Germany joins the ranks of the heavily indebted states of the Eurozone. Officially, the funds are intended for military capability and infrastructure ...

Merz gets surprising support for his migration course. Angela Merkel of all people agrees with her successor – and draws parallels.

Old Chancellor Merkel welcomed the conclusion of the coalition talks between CDU, CSU and SPD. She had seen the agreement "with pleasure", said the former CDU chairman in Deutschlandfunk Kultur. The 70-year-old was reluctant about the planned tightening of migration policy.

The former chancellor breaks the vow of silence she made when she abandoned politics and says in an interview that she has always been in favour of combating illegal immigration and punishing traffickers. Read

The economy is the new German government's biggest problem. But the big changes aren't happening there – they're in migration policy.