Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

The coalition’s economic measures and the prospect of an increase in the defence budgets of European states to around 3% of ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...

For most German companies, removing the threat of a global trade war would be far more impactful than the local election result. Less than 20 per cent of revenue across the large-cap index is ...

Germany's conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz welcomed on Monday the interest shown by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz has told Benjamin Netanyahu that he would be invited to visit the European country despite an outstanding arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court ...

Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to quickly form a government after winning a national election but ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative CDU party placed first in Sunday’s election. Merz said Germany and Europe must achieve independence from ...

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are visiting Ukraine’s capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion in a ...