German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his coalition has a “stable foundation” and has achieved a lot in its first 10 weeks.

Friedrich Merz has repeatedly said that his goal as chancellor is to position Germany as a leader in Europe. But less than ...

But his massive package of spending, tax cuts and subsidies won’t reverse the decline of the country’s all-important heavy ...

Atlantic alliance.

Als eine Journalistin Merz fragte, ob er auch Merkel beglückwünscht habe, die ebenfalls ihren Geburtstag feiere, sagte er: " Natürlich habe ich ihr gratuliert. Und wenn sie eines Tages so alt wird wie ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he will work intensively with French President Emmanuel Macron and European ...

A German law professor whose nomination to the country's top court was postponed last week has rejected portrayals of her ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

A coalition deal secured Friedrich Merz's victory as Germany's chancellor after a first-ever loss in the first round.

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.