German Chancellor Angela Merkel outlined new economic and social priorities to address the challenges facing Germany in her first major policy speech since winning re-election in September.
Angela Merkel has appointed a new government. She pledged to cut taxes while drawing a dark picture of the German economics. Is the newly appointed government strong enough to face the difficulties ahead?
Germany's newly elected coalition got set for government on Saturday after adopting a common programme in a late-night meeting aimed at guiding the country out of its worst recession since World War II.
Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Germany's foreign minister for 18 years, helped bring about German reunification in 1990 to become a symbol of German diplomacy. Click on the video to watch the interview.
Right across Europe, socialists and social democrats have suffered a series of electoral setbacks, culminating in the German SPD's recent debacle. We ask why the left has failed so spectacularly to take advantage of the economic crisis.
If Angela Merkel's supporters took the Chancellor's advice to celebrate her reelection there'll be more than a few hangovers in Berlin and beyond this Monday...
Angela Merkel has swept to a second mandate as German Chancellor, this time securing a majority with her favoured coalition partner, the pro-business FDP, as the Social Democrats paid the price of an uncomfortable partnership with the CDU.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to head a centre-right coalition government with her preferred partner, the pro-business FDP, after securing a second mandate in the country's general election.
