Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.

The German Bundestag will hold a debate on the "influx limitation law" then vote on it. The law, proposed by the conservative ...

A radical leader edges towards transforming Austria’s democracy, sparking widespread concern.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls, and claimed ...

Vienna proposes separate hospital waiting times for non-resident patients, far-right gains in Lower Austria’s municipal polls ...

The economy minister and Green Party chancellor candidate says Germany could follow Austria’s far-right path, as the CDU ...

As the senior governing coalition partner, the Freedom Party (FPO), led by Herbert Kickl, is expected to implement even ...

There is a certain irony here: the negotiations on the "Zuckerl" coalition were ended because of the SPÖ's demand for new ...

Moving away from its historic role, conservatism is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the far right.

Developments in Saxony belie all talk by the establishment parties of a supposed “firewall” against collaborating with the ...

If the German political class generally pays limited attention to Austrian politics, its southern neighbor’s convulsed start to the year has forced them to ask what it means for Germany. After ...

Most recently, the economy shrank by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2024, revised downwards from an initial ...