Katarina Barley

EU vote humiliates Scholz’s German coalition

Germany’s ruling coalition suffered a crushing blow in the European Parliament election on Sunday, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats recording their worst result in a national vote in more…

SPD insists German coalition Government won’t split over Ursula von der Leyen nomination

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition will not collapse over European Union leaders’ choice of Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen to head the European Commission, Katarina Barley, who led the German…

German Justice Minister calls for tax breaks for separated parents

German Justice Minister Katarina Barley has called for changes in Germany's laws to reflect their needs of separated or divorced parents and alleviate their financial burden. In a interview with…