Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...

Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament, with the two largest ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

After his election win on Sunday, Friedrich Merz is set to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy with the US defense ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...