The premier of the northern German state of Lower Saxony is set to step down in May, dpa learned on Tuesday. Stephan Weil, from the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), is expected to announce ...

A Roman hoard containing 450 coins and silver and gold bars has been found in Borsum, buried in a border area marked by ...

Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who has since fallen from grace over his refusal to cut ties with Russia, was among the guests of honour in attendance as the northern state of Lower ...

Elections in Lower Saxony have complicated German Chancellor Angela Merkel's federal coalition calculus as her conservative party finished second in a close race with the Social Democrats. Three weeks ...

HANOVER, Germany - The likely new leader of the German state of Lower Saxony on Tuesday promised continuity in the oversight of Volkswagen after Social Democrat Stephan Weil said he would stand down ...

Aug 30 - Fitch Ratings has published the German federated State of Lower Saxony's Long-term local and foreign currency ratings of 'AAA'. The agency has assigned a Short-term foreign currency rating of ...

The German state of Lower Saxony will keep its 20 percent voting stake at Volkswagen AG, shrugging off investor criticism of its special role at the scandal-hit carmaker. “We won’t change,” Lower ...

The SPD in Lower Saxony finally wants to fulfill its 2022 election promise: tablets for students. These are intended to drive ...

Lower Saxony is not usually listed as one of the top tourist destinations in Germany, but it has a lot more to offer than you might think. Known as Niedersachsen in German, the northwestern state is ...

Three weeks after the federal election in Germany, the state of Lower Saxony is holding an election for a new regional parliament. The poll could reveal voter sentiment as coalition talks are held in ...

Martin Schulz's Social Democrats (SPD) took over 37 percent of votes in the western state of Lower Saxony, the home of Volkswagen, beating Merkel's CDU at 33.4 to 34.3 percent, according to estimates ...