Coalition talks between the CDU and SPD are continuing apace as the parties try to rush major bills on defence and ...

Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...

Friedrich Merz, who once presented himself as the last line of defence against debt madness, is now set to push Germany’s new ...

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for gradual independence from the U.S.

The opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may deprive the future "big" coalition led by the likely Chancellor ...

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...

Losing faith in Washington as a military ally, Berlin wants to rip up the old fiscal orthodoxy. But it’s now a race against ...

German election winner says he will hold talks with other parties to adopt constitutional change in next 30 days ...

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But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

The leaders of Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on a common migration policy that would ...

Friedrich Merz's political journey, stance on immigration, leadership style, and economic promises as the potential ...