BERLIN (Reuters) - Andrea Nahles, the plain-speaking 47-year-old leader of the Social Democrats in Germany's parliament, is set to be given the task of re-energising a 154-year-old party that has ...

BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats published plans on Tuesday to reform inheritance tax to improve fairness in Europe's biggest economy, putting the SPD on a collision course with ...

SPD members vote in favour of coalition treaty with CDU/CSU SPD gains key positions despite historic low result in election Jusos youth wing criticizes SPD concessions in coalition deal BERLIN, April ...

Social Democratic Party (SPD) Chairman Lars Klingbeil speaks at the "Klingbeil in Conversation" citizens' dialogue on the coalition agreement in Rhineland-Palatinate. Harald Tittel/dpa Germany's ...

The chairman of the German Bundestag's Defence Committee has criticized the Social Democrats (SPD) party conference's decision on military service, and called for prompt decisions on a return to ...

Friedrich Merz sealed a coalition deal with the Social Democrats, paving the way for the German conservative leader to become chancellor at a time of acute domestic and geopolitical turmoil. Merz’s ...

Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), the junior partners in Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition, are pressing for stronger protection of Europe’s steel sector, Reuters reported Saturday. A party paper ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II. As part of the deal, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

One of the stated goals of the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD is the militarization of Germany’s universities. “We are committed to removing obstacles that impede dual-use research or ...

Germany just held its most turbulent election in recent history. Olaf Scholz’s SPD suffered its worst result ever at just 16.4%, while the far-right AfD surged by over 10 points, and the center-right ...

Germany's Social Democrats called Monday for greater welfare spending in a shift back to their leftist roots, further straining ties with coalition partners, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.