Andrea Nahles, Chairwoman of the Federal Employment Agency (BA), speaks about the situation on the German labor market. Eastern Germany faces more serious and immediate workforce shortages, as an ...

The story of Andreas Weidhaas' sex shop in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) or East Germany reveals a lot about reunification, big money and decline. But it also tells us a lot about life ...

Germany's far-right party is dominating polls in the country's eastern region less than two weeks before the federal elections on Feb. 23 — and economic concerns have played a part in its popularity.

Petty bribery may be rarer in Western Europe, but influence, lobbying and regulatory capture remain powerful — and often ...

EISENACH, Germany (Reuters) - Statistics show that Germany's east has done fairly well in catching up with the wealthier west over the past decade but that success has done little to dispel economic ...

CHEMNITZ, Germany — Chemnitz’s designation as the European Capital of Culture 2025 has put it on the map. However, the city has also been in the news as the epicenter of the far-right movement in ...

Victor Grossman, an outspoken critic of capitalism, was once an Army private named Stephen Wechsler. He has died at age 97.

Wildfires in eastern Germany have severely injured two firefighters and forced the evacuation of more than 100 residents BERLIN -- Wildfires eastern Germany have severely injured two firefighters and ...

We’re back in eastern Germany, exploring a quiet forest that once saw heavy military movement during World War II. What starts as a peaceful walk quickly turns into a series of small but meaningful ...

Among casual observers of Eastern Europe’s people’s republics, East Germany retains a mistaken reputation for being an economic sad sack. Yet almost unnoticed, the country has risen to tenth place ...