Germany plans to agree on a package of measures in the coming weeks to counter what it sees as unfair Chinese trade practices, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said after visiting a BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Slower underlying inflation in the euro zone in August is a positive development, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel.

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel criticized the US for selling euros in a recent effort to support the Japanese yen, without consulting European partners.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a warning that an election victory by Germany’s far right in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt would deter foreign business. But no voters were on hand to hear him.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil plans to advocate for ending economically damaging conflicts, including tariff disputes and the wars in Iran and Ukraine, during talks with Group of 20 peers in the US.

Germany’s government is weighing whether to nominate Joachim Nagel for the European Central Bank presidency, according to people familiar with the matter.

Berlin officials are mapping Beijing’s choke points.

Review extends beyond chips to chemicals, medical tech and other specialized industrial supply chains

German officials are working behind the scenes to identify Chinese economic vulnerabilities that they could exploit if the European Union finds itself in a trade war with the world’s second-largest economy.

The suspected terror attack at Berlin’s LGBTQ pride event has put Germany’s security measures — and the country’s fragile government — under an intense spotlight just ahead of key local elections.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will appoint Health Minister Nina Warken as his new chief of staff, according to multiple local media reports, making the 47-year-old conservative the first woman to hold the post in postwar Germany.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the departure of the conservative bloc’s parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn has opened up the possibility of a broader government reshuffle.

Jens Spahn, a senior leader in Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative party, resigned after coming under pressure for fathering a child through a surrogate in the US despite previously opposing efforts to legalize the practice in Germany.

Germany raised its threat level over the risk of terrorist attacks, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said in an interview, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government prepares to expand the operational powers of the country’s intelligence agencies.

German security authorities are rushing to ensure sensitive information is kept safe in the event that the country’s far-right party takes government control for the first time in an eastern region later this year.

Germany’s government said the economy is showing signs of stabilizing even as renewed hostilities in the Middle East could yet derail an expected recovery in the second half.

A Spanish bid to boost joint debt issuance by the European Union was met with skepticism from some of the bloc’s top economies.

A Spanish bid to boost joint debt issuance by the European Union was met with skepticism from some of the bloc’s top economies.

Europe’s economy is looking at a fresh bout of uncertainty following Donald Trump’s declaration that the US ceasefire with Iran is over, officials from the region said.

Europe’s economy is looking at a fresh bout of uncertainty following Donald Trump’s declaration that the US ceasefire with Iran is over, officials from the region said.