Unlike his predecessor, Olaf Scholz, who was brought up as a Protestant before leaving the church and becoming Germany's first leader to not belong to any denomination, Merz is reportedly a ...

Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD). He claimed that the coalition he led with the Greens and Liberal ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has attended the inauguration Mass of Leo XIV at the Vatican with a delegation that included Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and Bundestag President Julia Klöckner.

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. German Chancellor ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Rome and has met Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. Meanwhile, the business-focused FDP party has a new leader after a poor election result. DW has more.

Former German finance minister Christian Lindner bid farewell to his Free Democratic Party (FDP) on Friday with heavy ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of lying, making personal insults, and ...

While caretaker chancellor Olaf Scholz quickly called Trump’s tariffs “fundamentally wrong,” Merz has yet to issue any public comment. As Germany was waking up to unprecedented uncertainty ...

Merz, 69, who will succeed outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on ...

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