With 'international order changing profoundly', Friedrich Merz says China's relations with Russia are an area of 'great ...

Germany's newly elected chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for Berlin to transform its Bundeswehr into the "strongest conventional army in Europe" in his first major speech to parliament.

In his maiden speech as chancellor to Germany's Bundestag, Merz tried to position himself as a unifying centrist figure.

German Chancellor Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army, boosting defense spending amid Russia threats, stressing deterrence, NATO unity, and support for Ukraine.

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz's first speech as Germany's chancellor covered many topics, such as European and US unity on Ukraine, ...

In a wide-ranging speech in the Bundestag, the German Chancellor outlined his new government's priorities, including a plan ...

Germany's draft budget for 2026 should be approved by the cabinet in July and discussions on it should start in parliament in ...

Conservatives led by Friedrich Merz remain committed to renewables, but say "we must and we will change" an economic policy focused on climate.

Misleading claims that the "black-red" coalition government led by Friedrich Merz is set to introduce "censorship laws" under ...

TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...