Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as ...

Statement comes as Israeli premier visits Hungary, his 1st European trip since International Criminal Court issued arrest ...

The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

Working groups for Germany's election-winning conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats will submit findings on a ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...

The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats sounded upbeat as they began what should ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks.

Merz’s embrace of compromise with the SPD and the Greens (who are expected to play a role in the coalition) risks being seen ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation’s strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the ...

RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP Contrary to all appearances, Friedrich Merz is not yet Germany's chancellor. The president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the party that came out on top in ...

Friedrich Merz is facing a critical moment in his bid to become German chancellor, as disgruntled fellow conservatives worry ...