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SPD members back coalition with Merkel

MembersofGermany'sSocialDemocrats(SPD)havevotedinfavorofenteringacoalitionwithChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservatives,GermanmediareportedonSundayafterapostalballo

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German coalition agreement reached after months of wrangling

Morethanfourmonthsafterthefederalelections,Germany'stwobiggestpartieshaveagreedtoformacoalitiongovernment.Thatso-called"GrandCoalition"–thesamegovernmentwhichha

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German forge ahead with talks on new coalition government

TheprospectivepartnersinGermany'snewgovernmentforgedaheadMondaywiththeirpushtonaildownacoalitiondeal,butwithseveralissuesstilltobeworkedout,negotiatorssuggested

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Social Capital to help startups go public without an IPO

SiliconValleyventurefirmSocialCapitalplanstohelpstartupsgopublicwithoutthedreadedIPOprocess.Andit’ssomethingdifferentthanwhatSpotifyisdoing.SocialCapitaliscreat

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Left-leaning Social Democrats easily win Romania's parliamentary elections

Romania’s left-leaning Social Democrats have easily won parliamentary elections a year after a major anti-corruption drive forced the last Socialist prime minister from power.

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Kyrgyzstan government resigns after coalition break-up

Kyrgyzstan's government resigned on Wednesday after President Almazbek Atambayev's party quit the ruling majority coalition earlier this week, deepening a rift between the pro-Russian leader and his former allies.

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Greece's new cabinet lineup after Sunday's elections presented

​Greece's new Left-led government that emerged from Sunday's early general elections was unveiled on Tuesday evening.

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Czech general election ends

Czech Social Democrats is leading the country's parliamentary elections on Saturday, preliminary results showed.