Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for the European Union's supply chain audit law to be scrapped, though ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.

Germany plans to allocate 1.5% of its economic output to infrastructure that has military uses, Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended his government's new migration policy on Saturday, saying it remains in line with ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th chancellor since World War II ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his government at a fraught time for Germany and Europe. By Jim Tankersley and ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that he sees no signs of a quick end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Source: ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament, he fell short Tuesday of getting enough votes to be named leader.