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.

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

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 ...

At the Tegernsee summit, business leaders urged Germany’s new government to turn campaign promises into reality.

The new German government does not expect the European Union's debt rules to put the brakes on the country's planned spending ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, is the worst possible man for the job. Throughout his career, he has held a dogged ...