BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, told POLITICO he's "very worried" the European Union is heading for another financial crisis because governments have taken on too much debt.

Italy and Germany have many common challenges including migration, Premier Giorgia Meloni told Christian Democratic Union leader and likely incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the phone Monday. Meloni "had a telephone conversation today with the leader of the CDU,

Premier takes flight in the rarefied atmosphere of diplomacy, daring to go where no man — or woman — has gone.

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which had the highest voter turnout in decades.

The parliamentary elections in Germany followed the predicted lines. The conservative centre-right Christian Democrats under Friedrich Merz became the

Feb. 23 (UPI) --Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic Union party widely projected to win and its candidate ...