Merz, whose closest allies are mostly men, refused to adopt Heil’s request. The 69-year-old said he regretted the low number ...

A close ally of Germany’s incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that U.S. policy on Ukraine is drifting dangerously.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz and other CDU and SPD leaders take part in a press conference following the exploratory coalition ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit ...

The parties seeking to build a new coalition government under Friedrich Merz are making slow progress in their negotiations.

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

Germany’s Bundestag, or Lower House of Parliament, passed a historic bill allowing it to sidestep its strict rules on debt to ...

Newly elected Friedrich Merz has proposed nearly €1 trillion in new spending on defense and infrastructure for the sluggish ...

Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

The center-right and center-left parties have ended their first round of talks on time. Despite news of "good progress," ...

The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is convening as coalition talks between the SPD and CDU continue. The ...