The premiers of Germany's 16 federal states meeting in the eastern city of Leipzig on Friday agreed a joint statement on migration which describes the number of people seeking asylum to be "still ...

But when the holidays begin is an ongoing source of debate among the federal states.Why don't all schoolchildren in Germany ...

Approval from the Bundesrat, which represents Germany's 16 federal states, was necessary for the reform to pass into law. At least two-thirds of members voted for the amendment for it to pass.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil aims to have an agreement with the country's 16 federal states on planned relief measures that will weigh on tax revenue by Tuesday, he said on the sidelines ...

The parties in talks to form Germany's new government on Tuesday agreed to try to loosen fiscal rules for defence and federal states' spending, and to create a 500 billion euros ($529.95 billion ...