Esme Nicholson

In Germany, lawmakers have approved changes to the constitution to allow for unprecedented spending on defense. The historic vote brings an end to decades of austerity.

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has struck a groundbreaking deal with the Green party. The agreement ends a tradition of fiscal austerity in order to rearm, help Ukraine and build infrastructure.

With Germany's election in six weeks, Elon Musk was full of praise for his livestream guest on X: Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative for Germany party's candidate for chancellor.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she had to consider whether she is a "feminist." She joined NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss her new memoir, Freedom.

Voters in a small German town added the name of a third man to their ballot papers who they thought would be more suitable than those officially running. He politely turned down the opportunity.

It's expected to be a meeting of great political importance — especially for Europe.

The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom.

Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse.

The far-right Alternative for Germany party is leading the polls ahead of state elections. A group called "Grandmas Against the Far-Right" is trying to get German voters to shun the AfD party.