The CDU leader and presumably next Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reaffirmed in recent days that Europe must become more independent of the USA as quickly as possible in order to strengthen its ...

Germany's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to deepen talks on forming a new government as pressure builds ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is open to making concessions to the Greens to secure support for constitutional ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a memorandum dictating how to cooperate during the ...

Chris Bryant is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist ... Germany’s conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is mulling using the outgoing parliament to approve €200 billion ($210 billion ...

Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger ... Hockeyroos lose in Pro League Germany’s Friedrich Merz takes swipe at Trump and calls for ‘independence from the USA’ Why Are the ...

“After [President] Donald Trump’s remarks last week … it is clear that this government does not care much about the fate of Europe,” said Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, talks are ongoing on how to increase defense spending. As Friedrich Merz ...

Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc took first place in Sunday's election with 28.5% - their second worst result of the postwar era - while the AfD won 20.8%, its best ever result, according to ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, had the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a victory in a national election on Sunday (February 23, 2025), while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest ...

Global leaders congratulate conservative leader Friedrich Merz and his alliance, but others focus on the success of the AfD. Friedrich Merz, centre, the chancellor candidate of the conservative ...