Germany’s effort is a call for private investment by its corporate giants and seems more inward-facing. Read more at ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has welcomed the agreement reached in the customs dispute between the European Union and the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday of pursuing a path of "militarisation" and said ...

Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat in Parliament that threatened to hobble the next government before ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and a love of aviation, is set to become the country’s next chancellor after emerging as winner in ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament, he fell short Tuesday of getting enough votes to be named leader.

Mr Merz has been bold here, but in a ham-fisted way. By introducing a non-binding motion into the Bundestag calling for a breach of Germany’s commitments to passport-free travel in Europe, he ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats, reacts following the announcement of initial results in snap federal parliamentary elections Feb. 23, 2025, in Berlin, Germany.

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples ...