Germany’s government presented a plan to overhaul its healthcare system and slash a financing deficit expected to balloon to €40 billion ($47.2 billion) by the end of the decade, placing Europe’s No. 1 economy on firmer footing for growth.
Germany’s government presented a plan to overhaul its healthcare system and slash a financing deficit expected to balloon to €40 billion ($47.2 billion) by the end of the decade, placing Europe’s No. 1 economy on firmer footing for growth.
14 April 2026, Berlin: Nina Warken (CDU), Federal Minister of Health, speaks during a press conference on the planned financial reform of the statutory health insurance scheme (SHI). Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa (Photo by Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images)
After Viktor Orban’s massive loss in Hungary’s election on Sunday, far-right parties in Europe are reassessing the political cost of being seen as too close to US President Donald Trump’s administration.
After Viktor Orban’s massive loss in Hungary’s election on Sunday, far-right parties in Europe are reassessing the political cost of being seen as too close to US President Donald Trump’s administration.
US Vice President JD Vance and Viktor Orban during an election campaign rally in Budapest, on April 7.
Germany is intensifying a push for greater flexibility in European Union vehicle-emission limits, part of an effort by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling alliance to bolster the nation’s ailing auto industry.
Germany is intensifying a push for greater flexibility in European Union vehicle-emission limits, part of an effort by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling alliance to bolster the nation’s ailing auto industry.
Markus Soeder, Friedrich Merz, Baerbel Bas and Lars Klingbeil during a news conference in Berlin, on April 13.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition government is heading into weekend talks deadlocked over billions of euros in relief for German consumers hit by surging in energy prices.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition government is heading into weekend talks deadlocked over billions of euros in relief for German consumers hit by surging in energy prices.
Fuel price signs at a Shell Plc and a TotalEnergies SE gas station in Schwedt, Germany, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The price of oil and natural gas jumped as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf threatened long-term damage to major energy facilities.
Bank of England rate-setters cast doubt over the threat of a price spiral from the Iran war on Thursday, even as markets expect three hikes from the central bank this year.
Bank of England rate-setters cast doubt over the threat of a price spiral from the Iran war on Thursday, even as markets expect three hikes from the central bank this year.
German officials see a risk that the nation’s economy will grow at just half the pace they had envisaged if the Iran war drags on, according to people familiar with the matter.
German officials see a risk that the nation’s economy will grow at just half the pace they had envisaged if the Iran war drags on, according to people familiar with the matter.
Internal estimates anticipate expansion of just 0.5% in the worst-case scenario of the Middle East crisis dragging on.
German officials see a risk that the nation’s economy will grow at just half the pace they had envisaged if the Iran war drags on, according to people familiar with the matter.
German officials see a risk that the nation’s economy will grow at just half the pace they had envisaged if the Iran war drags on, according to people familiar with the matter.
Internal estimates anticipate expansion of just 0.5% in the worst-case scenario of the Middle East crisis dragging on.
German officials see a risk that the nation’s economy will grow at just half the pace they had envisaged if the Iran war drags on, according to people familiar with the matter.
German officials see a risk that the nation’s economy will grow at just half the pace they had envisaged if the Iran war drags on, according to people familiar with the matter.
Internal estimates anticipate expansion of just 0.5% in the worst-case scenario of the Middle East crisis dragging on.
Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to force foreign companies to form joint ventures with local firms to operate within Europe, while also seeking tighter scrutiny over cross-border takeovers.
Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to force foreign companies to form joint ventures with local firms to operate within Europe, while also seeking tighter scrutiny over cross-border takeovers.
Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to force foreign companies to form joint ventures with local firms to operate within Europe, while also seeking tighter scrutiny over cross-border takeovers.
Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to force foreign companies to form joint ventures with local firms to operate within Europe, while also seeking tighter scrutiny over cross-border takeovers.
Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to force foreign companies to form joint ventures with local firms to operate within Europe, while also seeking tighter scrutiny over cross-border takeovers.
Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to force foreign companies to form joint ventures with local firms to operate within Europe, while also seeking tighter scrutiny over cross-border takeovers.
German companies are facing the steepest trade hurdles in decades, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and growing protectionism, according to a survey by the country’s DIHK industry lobby.
German companies are facing the steepest trade hurdles in decades, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and growing protectionism, according to a survey by the country’s DIHK industry lobby.
Containers on the dockside at the Port of Hamburg.
German companies are facing the steepest trade hurdles in decades, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and growing protectionism, according to a survey by the country’s DIHK industry lobby.
German companies are facing the steepest trade hurdles in decades, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and growing protectionism, according to a survey by the country’s DIHK industry lobby.
Containers on the dockside at the Port of Hamburg.
Germany’s Finance Ministry is considering options for a windfall tax on oil companies that would capture a share of profits driven by surging crude prices as the US-led war on Iran roils markets.
Germany’s Finance Ministry is considering options for a windfall tax on oil companies that would capture a share of profits driven by surging crude prices as the US-led war on Iran roils markets.
Fuel prices at a gas station in Schwedt, Germany, on March 18. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
Germany moved to cap how often gas stations can raise prices and tighten antitrust oversight in response to a consumer backlash over war-driven price increases.
Germany moved to cap how often gas stations can raise prices and tighten antitrust oversight in response to a consumer backlash over war-driven price increases.
Fuel price signs at an Aral AG gas station in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. European governments are rushing to stem rising energy and food prices as the Middle East war threatens another wave of inflationary pressure. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
A senior German official said he’s worried about risks for the country’s economic backbone of small and medium-sized enterprises if Commerzbank AG were to be acquired by UniCredit SpA.
A senior German official said he’s worried about risks for the country’s economic backbone of small and medium-sized enterprises if Commerzbank AG were to be acquired by UniCredit SpA.
The German government has been advocating for Commerzbank’s independence.
Fabian Schmitt is seeing a leap in demand from defense clients eager to deploy his mission software.
Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Merz said he intended to discuss with President Donald Trump the next steps in the war on Iran amid questions about the US administration's endgame after it launched strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Fabian Schmitt is seeing a leap in demand from defense clients eager to deploy his mission software.
Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Merz said he intended to discuss with President Donald Trump the next steps in the war on Iran amid questions about the US administration's endgame after it launched strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Germany’s government dismissed a potential hostile takeover of Commerzbank AG by UniCredit SpA as “unacceptable” after the Italian lender made a €35 billion ($40 billion) bid for the Frankfurt-based bank.
Germany’s government dismissed a potential hostile takeover of Commerzbank AG by UniCredit SpA as “unacceptable” after the Italian lender made a €35 billion ($40 billion) bid for the Frankfurt-based bank.
The Commerzbank AG headquarters, near the Euro sculpture in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Commerzbank is taking the precautionary move ahead of its engagement with UniCredit SpA, according to people familiar with the matter.
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