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 ...

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

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been ...

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, ...

Two and a half months after Germany's parliamentary election, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is due to be elected as the ...

The incoming chancellor vowed to be a strong leader for Europe, but coalition talks may leave him focused on damage control ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging ...

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months ...

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

The deal follows weeks of negotiations as Europe faces uncertainty over sweeping tariffs imposed by the United States.

Germany is willing to send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, the country’s chancellor-in-waiting has said, as he stressed the need to put Kyiv on the front foot and force concessions from Russian ...