There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Despite Donald Trump’s lurch into protectionism and coercion, Friedrich Merz believes a transatlantic trade deal can still be ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned a Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine that killed more ...

The former Goldman Sachs banker on the impact of US tariffs, and his role in structuring Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending plan ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

The Kremlin criticised Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday over comments suggesting Germany might send ...

Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz (pictured) has said Russia committed a 'serious war crime ' with a missile strike ...

Friedrich Merz, who won the February 23 national election, has seen his poll ratings slide following the coalition agreement ...

Merz, long an advocate for Germany to supply Taurus missiles to Kyiv, plans to attend the May 9 multinational summit in ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing a war crime after a Russian missile attack killed at least 34 people, including children ...