Nevertheless: ‘Something’s in the middle of happening between Starmer, Macron and maybe – most likely – Merz [the incoming German Chancellor ... including philosopher Nathan Devers and novelist ...

Merz’s Christian Democratic-led bloc, the Social Democrats and the Greens have called meetings with their lawmakers for 1 p.m. local time. Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in Touch ...

The German government in waiting, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Friday that it had reached an agreement with the Green Party on a raft of measures that it was billing ...

Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who are in talks to form a centrist coalition after last month’s election, want to create a 500-billion-euro ($546bn) fund for ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization of cannabis last year by the outgoing Socialist SPD-led “traffic ...

Election winner Merz wants to ease debt rules for defence Germany's reputation at stake, Merz and SPD warn But lawmakers line up to criticise Merz Greens say they will block Merz's proposals ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending. The ...

Germany's Greens party on Monday declared its opposition to Friedrich Merz's planned constitutional changes to massively boost defence and infrastructure spending, putting the proposal's future in ...

By contrast, the CDU/CSU, led by the likely next Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, lost two percentage points. The CDU and CSU secured victory in the Bundestag election on 23 February with 28.5 ...

According to Wu Ken, who was China's ambassador to Germany from 2019 to 2024, a Merz-led government could be expected to focus on the two countries' economic ties. Advertisement ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz said the next German government would have to cut costs despite his proposed €500 billion ($543 billion) debt-backed financial package. "We will have to cut ...

Tempting Fortune's Nathaniel angered his fellow contestants after pretending he was turning down a temptation then circling back to grab it. The Channel 4 show sees a group of contestants hiking ...