But Russia isn’t the only threat to democracy in Europe. Far-right and autocratic parties here have gained ground for a ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz faces the prospect of being forced into another pivot before he even takes office ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...

Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it ...

The biggest change came in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy. After the federal election, chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich ...

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.

In this edition of our weekly talk show, participants discuss the EU's attempts to reach strategic autonomy, the impact of ...

PREMIUM Friedrich Merz speaks at the party headquarters ... fizzes with ideas of how the continent can be built into a Europe-puissance, generally at Germany’s expense. Mr Merz, an Atlanticist ...

the U.S. president is upending the security architecture that's protected Western Europe for the past eight decades. It's a geopolitical shock that is pressing incoming German Chancellor Friedrich ...