The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

Mr Merz revealed plans for two changes to the debt brake, a constitutional provision in place since 2009 that lets the ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany ... With President Donald Trump back in the White House and ...

The diplomatic fallout from the Oval Office spat between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has triggered panic in European capitals. Two of the European Union’s largest ...

European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled that Europe must take care of its own security and also su ...

Germany's likely chancellor-to-be announces a political deal to raise hundreds of billions of euros in extra spending.

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its allies.

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

Friedrich Merz's political journey, stance on immigration, leadership style, and economic promises as the potential ...