Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Friedrich Merz faces a host of political, economic and foreign policy challenges as he puts together a working coalition ...

Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) on Tuesday held talks on forming a coalition as hopes for buoying Europe's ...

Germany's conservatives, who are set to lead the next government, on mmmshould quickly reintroduce compulsory military ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the CDU/CSU bloc that won last month's elections, has argued that in the era of US President Donald ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he thought US President Donald Trump had deliberately escalated ...

A clash between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House was a “manufactured ...

Could February 23, 2025, become known as Europe’s Independence Day? It might as well be if the winner of Germany’s election, Friedrich Merz, ...

Decision blocks delivery of crucial shipments of weapons, ammunition and vehicles that Kyiv has relied on to fight off ...

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's spat with US President Trump has left Germany in shock and concerned over Europe's security architecture. Likely governing parties CDU/CSU and SPD want to invest ...