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

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

Not so long ago, European corporate bosses were worried about missing out on the “Trump bump”. U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Friedrich Merz, the likely next Chancellor of Germany, expressed hope that progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine could be ...

We simply must become stronger together in nuclear deterrence in Europe,' Merz, expected to become Germany's next chancellor, ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...

As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) ...

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But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

Berlin’s decision to lift all caps on military spending and binge on infrastructure marks a U-turn for the fiscally ...

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