Gelsenkirchen, in Germany's western Ruhr area, is the poorest city in the country. Garbage lies about in the streets and parks, and vacant and derelict apartments are a frequent sight. Every ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the populist AfD has risen to popularity amid the region's ...

Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader who is in line to be Germany's next Chancellor, has ruled out a deal with the AfD.

Merz did not rule out reforming Germany’s debt brake but said that structural reforms particularly in refugee and ...

Lars Baumguertel wants Germany’s politicians to get out their cheque books. The 58-year-old executive runs one of the last surviving manufacturers in Gelsenkirchen, a former coal town in the ...

Lars Baumguertel wants Germany’s politicians to get out their cheque books. The 58-year-old executive runs one of the last surviving manufacturers in Gelsenkirchen, a former coal town in the ...

BP Plc plans to sell oil refining and chemical assets in Germany, as the company scales ... which involves the potential sale of a refinery in Gelsenkirchen and the DHC Solvent Chemie GmbH ...

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lars Baumguertel wants Germany's politicians to get out their cheque books. The 58-year-old executive runs one of the last surviving manufacturers in Gelsenkirchen, ...

Germany's main conservative Christian Democrat parties won parliamentary elections Sunday in a vote that saw the far-right ...

Germany’s political system is set up to ... including the industrial city of Gelsenkirchen which has been suffering with stagnating economy and high unemployment, and Kaiserslautern, which ...

As Germany faces economic challenges, debates arise over policy changes to revitalize growth amid high energy costs and unemployment. These issues have fueled the popularity of extremist political ...