Friedrich Merz was accused of breaking election promises ... along with the Netherlands, France, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In exceptional circumstances ...

The idea is being led by the UK and France, two of the most powerful militaries in Europe, but questions remain over who else could be involved. What about Germany, Poland and Italy?

Friedrich Merz will try to govern with a moderate coalition at a time of rising support for extremist political forces ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government ... And with the election of Italy's right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — a Trump ally — an intra-European competitor has ...

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

Friedrich Merz (left), leader of the Christian Democratic ... Warsaw on the European stage "could frustrate" Giorgia Meloni's Italy, "which traditionally sees itself as the third leg of the ...

The German elections are, in many respects, paradoxical. The electoral shifts, which saw the major parties’ combined vote ...

Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the ...

After President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine three years ago, Russia restricted the flow of natural gas to weaken Western support for Kyiv. In response, the 27 EU nations weaned ...

That global politics has been taking a sharp right turn is well-known. But very few could have predicted that the once ...

“For me, the absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that we can really achieve independence from the U.S. step by step," Friedrich Merz, the likely next ...