The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

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Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...

After his conservative bloc came out ahead in German legislative elections with almost 30 percent of the vote, Friedrich Merz ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy. He is especially concerned about Germany's ailing relationships with France and Poland.

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new ...

The victory of the Christian Democratic leader in the February 23 German parliamentary elections was met with relief by ...

The diplomatic fallout from the Oval Office spat between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has triggered panic in European capitals. Two of the European Union’s largest ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has triumphed at Germany’s ballot boxes, paving his way to become the next chancellor. His ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed during a meeting in ...