Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, increasingly pitches himself as a pragmatist akin to Angela Merkel. But his mantra ...

There is a telling rumor in Berlin political circles. Upon his appointment as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) ...

The German economy grew by 0.4% in the first quarter thanks to stronger-than-expected exports and manufacturing, official ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

Englisch: Kann Friedrich Merz sprachlich international überzeugen? In Sachen Fremdsprache musste sich Merz bereits beweisen. Beim Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos sollte der CDU-Chef bei einem Talk ...

Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).

Berlin/Gmund am Tegernsee – Die Minister der CDU / CSU stehen fest und die Bekanntgabe der neuen Posten brachte einige Überraschungen mit sich. So ist Wolfram Weimer neuer Kulturminister im Merz ...

BERLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - Germany plans to allocate 1.5% of its economic output to infrastructure that has military uses, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday. Speaking at a construction ...

Schauplatz des „deutschen Davos“ ist der Tegernsee. „Abseits des kalten politischen Berlins“, wie die Organisatorin sagt. Heimspiel für Friedrich Merz. Der Bald-Kanzler gastiert Mitte Mai ...

Friedrich Merz accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion in Corsica. At the last moment, the organizers asked him to arrive on the parade ground not by road or rail ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round.

Jim Tankersley Christopher F. Schuetze Melissa Eddy and Clay Risen Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat ...