BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.

Officials in Paris and Berlin are excited about the good relationship incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has with ...

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills ...

Germany’s likely next leader Friedrich Merz was set yesterday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defense ...

Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...

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After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...

The German opposition parties have slammed the results of the exploratory talks between the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the ...

The leaders of Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on a common migration policy that would ...

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