Germany reports 1.4 million long-term basic welfare recipients, raising labour reform questions watched by UK and European markets.
BSW lawmaker Sven Hornauf plans German delegation visits to Belarus and Russia, raising questions for EU diplomacy and markets.
AfD candidates lost three Lower Saxony runoffs as Greens held Hanover and won other key cities, a result watched by UK and EU businesses.
CDU state leader Daniel Peters resigned after a historic election defeat in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the AfD finished first.
The Left Party won Berlin’s election with 25.7%, setting up complex coalition talks over housing policy, antisemitism and city leadership.
Friedrich Merz says unconditional transatlantic friendship may be over, framing US tensions as a strategic opening for Germany and Europe.
Mass protests across Germany after AfD’s state election win sharpen political risk questions for UK and EU businesses.
Poland and France sounded warnings after the AfD’s projected Saxony-Anhalt win, raising fresh questions for EU politics and London markets.
AfD’s 43.8% win in Saxony-Anhalt raises coalition uncertainty and puts German sanctions and energy policy back in focus for UK and EU business.
Germany’s CDU/CSU support drops to 20%, with far-right AfD leading polls, signaling growing political uncertainty affecting UK and EU markets.
A Russian disinformation network targets German regional elections with fake media, threatening European political stability and raising concerns for UK markets.
Germany's President Steinmeier calls for Europe to oppose the new ruthlessness from Russia and the US, emphasizing legal order and economic reforms amid rising far-right support.
Polls show 45% of Germans oppose banning the far-right AfD party, which leads conservatives by 8 points, raising concerns for UK and EU economic interests.
Germany's AfD expels politician Alexander Eichwald over Hitler-style speech, highlighting internal party conflicts with implications for UK-EU political stability and markets.