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 ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, outlined his government's agenda to lawmakers in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag. Elected in a historic second-round vote, he aims for swift action on ...

Many analysts praised the change as a breakthrough. The markets soared. The new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, claimed: “Germany is back.” To be sure, fiscal policy reform was long overdue. But the new ...

Merz, who had slammed his predecessor Olaf Scholz for "silence in European policy," renewed his promise that Germany’s "voice in Europe" will be heard again. These live updates have been closed.