Friedrich Merz, the leading candidate for Germany’s next chancellor, has said that Europe must be united in foreign, security ...

While the Christian Democrat camp is comfortably leading in the polls, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...

Friedrich Merz has pledged to take a leading role in uniting the continent in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump.

German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for ...

Friedrich Merz portrayed Olaf Scholz as a ditherer who led Germany into economic crisis, while the Social Democrat presented ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

Its probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

President Donald Trump has regularly threatened to impose tariffs on the United States’ top trading partners, accusing them ...

Germany's centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday accused his conservative election rival of planning an immigration crackdown that would "bury Europe".

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday took aim at his conservative rival Friedrich Merz as lawmakers convened for a final ...

In a pre-election debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised rapid EU retaliation if the US imposes tariffs. The ...

Germany's outgoing government on Wednesday extended by six months the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last fall ...