Germany's auto association president said Donald Trump presented a challenge to Germany and Europe to become more independent and competitive on everything from energy to defence, as she also called for a political shift in the German government.

US President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing new tariffs in his initial executive orders but unveiled the External Revenue Service, a new agency tasked with collecting tariffs and duties in the coming months.

The new US administration under President Donald Trump is creating a great deal of economic uncertainty, according to experts from Germany's Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). "This is not good for the German economy,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday he does not support freedom of speech when it is used for extreme-right views, a day after a hand gesture by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk caused uproar during Donald Trump's inauguration festivities.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offered only an indirect answer when asked about tech billionaire Elon Musk during an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. Musk, who had previously weighed in on German politics to endorse and promote the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD),

Elon Musk caused a stir on X by calling German Chancellor Olaf Scholz 'oaf Schitz' after Scholz criticized extreme right positions in Europe.