Germany wants its candidate for Isabel Schnabel’s vacancy at the European Central Bank to keep her financial-markets portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter.

European Commission finance chief Valdis Dombrovskis urged euro-area member states to observe budgetary restraint, pushing back against a proposal from Italy and Greece to introduce additional leeway.

Nominations to succeed European Central Bank official Isabel Schnabel must be submitted by the end of the month as President Christine Lagarde’s future there remains shrouded in mystery.

Germany more than doubled its growth forecast for this year after a stronger-than-expected first half, as robust exports and a surge in government spending outweighed weak consumer activity.

Germany’s far-right party moved a step closer to taking control of a regional government after it secured a bigger-than-expected majority for the top parliamentary post in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government is struggling to agree on a package of measures to contain Germany’s widening budget gap in a growing dispute that’s becoming a danger to the coalition’s survival.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet both of the frontrunners to succeed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, people familiar with the matter said.

Germany is studying legal changes to avoid a repeat of UniCredit SpA‘s takeover of Commerzbank AG, where the Italian suitor was able to discreetly build large derivatives positions and surprise the bank as well as the government.

Germany is considering blocking a bid by Chinese container giant Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. from buying a majority stake in a small Hamburg-based freight company over security concerns.

Germany is seeking concrete commitments from UniCredit SpA Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel following this month’s talks before further steps toward a takeover of Commerzbank AG are taken.

Germany’s far-right party will try to cobble together support to lead a government in an eastern state it now dominates and hold a parliamentary vote to install its leader as state premier in December.

Germany’s state governments are considering changing voting rules to prevent the country’s far-right party from blocking decisions if it takes control in an eastern state where it now dominates.

German lawmakers backed a temporary fuel-tax cut worth €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion) starting next week as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition seeks to ease the burden of surging prices on consumers.

Germany’s leading economic research institutes more than doubled their joint growth forecast for this year, while a gauge of business optimism jumped to the highest since late 2025.

Germany’s far-right party, fresh off election victories in two eastern states, laid out a hardline policy blueprint that it said could be delivered with the help of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives.

Germany’s far-right party will set out to displace Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union as the country’s main conservative force after scoring its second-straight state-level victory this month, according to a top party official.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is trying to convince leaders from his conservative party to stick with him at a Monday morning meeting after his Christian Democratic Union suffered its worst-ever result in a state election.

Friedrich Merz said he would remain as German chancellor after his Christian Democratic Union party posted it worst-ever result in a state election, failing to gain enough votes to win a single seat.

Germany’s federal and state governments agreed on a €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) relief package including a three-month fuel-tax cut from October and plans for a temporary cap on pump prices to cushion motorists and businesses.

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