German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has traveled to NATO partner Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade meant to protect the ...

Germany and its partners are determined to defend all NATO territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday during a ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gave his support on Thursday to a higher spending target for the military, as pressure ...

For all these reasons, we are rooting for the success of Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. He is a 69-year-old lawyer ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday inaugurated a historic new brigade in Lithuania, saying that Germany and its ...

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

After Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs – including a 20% levy on imports from Germany and other European Union countries – Merz’s past confidence in the United States is under threat as ...

Friedrich Merz takes office as Germany’s new chancellor under a cloud of uncertainty. With internal dissent, a surging far right and global instability, can his fragile coalition provide the ...

Merz has scrapped Germany's strict borrowing limits on the defence sector, with projects costing more than 1 per cent of GDP now eligible for unlimited funding. His government is also considering a ...