The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

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Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

After his conservative bloc came out ahead in German legislative elections with almost 30 percent of the vote, Friedrich Merz ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy. He is especially concerned about Germany's ailing relationships with France and Poland.

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

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its allies.

Friedrich Merz, the chancellor-in-waiting, has the in-tray from hell as country tries to cope with increasing economic ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

After his conservative bloc came out ahead in German legislative elections with almost 30 percent of the vote, Friedrich Merz must now forge a coalition government. Merz has pledged to revive the ...

The victory of the Christian Democratic leader in the February 23 German parliamentary elections was met with relief by ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU party, on Tuesday said that his government would seek to ...