Germany should look beyond a trade deal between the United States and the European Union that slaps 15% tariffs on EU goods ...

Foreign minister Lars Klingbeil says his country will ‘live up to its responsibility’ on security guarantees for postwar ...

Cuts coming. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Germany’s welfare system is overextended and in need of reform.

Immediately after taking the oath of office Mr Merz embarked on a series of trips, first across Europe (Paris, Warsaw, ...

Europe’s industrial powerhouse and biggest exporter is struggling with persistently high energy costs Read more at ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

Friedrich Merz, migration hard-liner and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, is expected to become Germany's next chancellor. His party the Christian Democratic Union is leading polls alongside its ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...