Senior coalition lawmakers have warned that geopolitical conditions in eastern Europe require heightened vigilance as security concerns persist along NATO’s eastern flank.

Official data show an increase from the previous year in applications for recognition as conscientious objectors to military service.

Rostock’s mayor has proposed converting a large share of traditional civil-service positions into salaried employment in an effort to reduce the city’s long-term pension liabili...

A widely discussed academic policy study has criticized Germany’s current excellence strategy and called for fundamental changes to university project funding to strengthen broa...

Medical graduates admitted under Germany’s rural doctor quota are challenging contractual penalties in administrative courts as some seek to avoid regional practice obligations ...

An Ifo Institute study found that oil companies passed only part of recent fuel-related tax relief on to motorists at the pump.

Construction Minister Verena Hubertz and technical experts have begun site inspections for planned rail expansion projects as the government seeks to accelerate modernization of...

Germany’s governing parties have agreed on a parliamentary compromise over the route and expansion of the heavily used Hanover-Hamburg railway after months of political deadlock.

The federal cabinet is considering stricter statutory security requirements for operators of telecommunications, energy and transport infrastructure.

Internal government calculations indicate that more than 1,000 additional public-sector positions could be needed to administer planned sugar and plastic consumption taxes.

Opposition lawmakers are pressing the government to explain proposed new taxes and how the measures fit into broader budget financing plans after details emerged from the financ...