Leaders of Europe’s two most powerful countries ramp up EU’s pro-business, anti-green push by calling for repeal of due ...

"We cannot go into never-ending spirals of debt," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during his first official visit to ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.

BERLIN (AP) — New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

The European Union is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia if progress on ending the war in Ukraine is not made this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday, adding a new package ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged the West not to be divided on Ukraine and said he was working to ensure ...

During his first trip to Brussels as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz expressed openness to EU borrowing for defense, given exceptional circumstances. The EU's largest economy, Germany, traditionally ...

BERLIN —Germany will take more responsibility for Europe's defense by building the strongest army in the EU, conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a wide-ranging speech in the Bundestag on ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately ...

The new German chancellor has pledged to recover Berlin from years of economic stagnation, deliver on “much needed” military ...