Germany was already in bad standing with Trump while Angela Merkel was Chancellor — not least because of her open refugee policy, which Trump abhors. Although Merz has repeatedly distanced himself ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined thousands who marched to ... against hatred and violence and for a cosmopolitan Germany which respects and protects the freedom of expression and religion'.

At the time, Angela Merkel served as the Chancellor of Germany and was said to have been informed of the intelligence service's findings. The newspaper "Tagesspiegel" sought Angela Merkel's ...

Germany's new parliament sits for the first time on Tuesday with a reduced headcount, fewer women and a record number of lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

restricting Germany to spending only what it earned. Regional borrowing was capped at 0.35% of GDP, and the federal government was limited to 1%. The irony? The architects of that policy were Merz’s ...

Merz’s embrace of compromise with the SPD and the Greens (who are expected to play a role in the coalition) risks being seen as a return to Merkel-style pragmatism, rather than the ideological reset h ...