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

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.

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

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

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU party, on Tuesday said that his government would seek to ...

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 ...

Macron, in an address to the nation, said he would open a debate on extending France’s nuclear deterrent to other European ...

Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be the next German chancellor, has been outspoken in his belief Europe needs to pursue greater independence from the US.

European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump ...