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

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

The victory of the Christian Democratic leader in the February 23 German parliamentary elections was met with relief by ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris ...

Incoming German leader will hold high-stakes talks with French president as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump hover over Europe ...

The winner of Germany's parliamentary elections has travelled to Paris to meet the French president for a working dinner on ...

After securing the largest share in the German election, Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz has met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. They discussed European security in the face of a ...

To immediately free up budgetary leeway to finance his country's rearmament, the incoming chancellor plans to vote in a ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...