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 ...

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

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

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

Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be the next German chancellor, has been outspoken in his belief Europe needs to pursue ...

Germany's Friedrich Merz claims the clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy was a ...

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

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, ...

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

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 ...