Friedrich Merz, the leading candidate for Germany’s next chancellor, has said that Europe must be united in foreign, security ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

Center-right and center-left chancellor candidates clashed in a fiery debate, exposing deep divisions just weeks ahead of a ...

Friedrich Merz portrayed Olaf Scholz as a ditherer who led Germany into economic crisis, while the Social Democrat presented ...

President Donald Trump has regularly threatened to impose tariffs on the United States’ top trading partners, accusing them ...

In a pre-election debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised rapid EU retaliation if the US imposes tariffs. The ...

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, ...

Christian Democrat leader tells Anadolu that European allies must strengthen cooperation with Türkiye on shared foreign ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday took aim at his conservative rival Friedrich Merz as lawmakers convened for a final ...

Speaking in the first TV debate before snap elections later in the month, Scholz said his strategy for dealing with Trump is ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with ... which would detach it from its obligations to the EU and dependence on the USA. The founders of the AfD explained that Merkel had ...