Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won the German election — yet his personal popularity is low and getting ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

True to its Gaullist legacy, France has always been wary of becoming too dependent on the Western world’s great superpower.

As the U.S. backs away from the global stage, Germany has committed to hundreds of billions in defense spending. Bringing ...

Germany’s outgoing government will leave the Eurofighter sale decision to incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz, official German ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

Germany's likely incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said Sunday that the country is open to supplying Ukraine with ...

The future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to introduce a new weekly work schedule, which could lead to the ...

Europe stands at a crucial juncture in its history. Few articulate this better than Germany’s Friedrich Merz. Europe must not ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won Germany's election, yet his personal popularity is low — and getting lower. Most Germans don't trust him, not least because of his approach to the ...

A years-long renewables push leaves the economy hostage to the weather.

Modern politics can be brutally unforgiving for incumbent politicians. Yet, for incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz, ...