There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, ...

The former Goldman Sachs banker on the impact of US tariffs, and his role in structuring Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending plan ...

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

Germany's likely incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said Sunday that the country is open to supplying Ukraine with ...

The incoming chancellor vowed to be a strong leader for Europe, but coalition talks may leave him focused on damage control ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

Russia said Thursday it would treat Ukrainian strikes with German Taurus long-range missiles as "direct participation" in the conflict by Berlin, after Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, party sources said on ...

The issue of supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is causing disputes within the coalition of parties working to form ...