Germany's likely chancellor-to-be announces a political deal to raise hundreds of billions of euros in extra spending.

Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II.

Those were the words of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz in the German Bundestag as he ...

Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), meanwhile, has surged three points on its election result to take 24 per cent in ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization ...

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BERLIN — Germany’s incoming government says it will press the ... The conservatives of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz and their likely center-left coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats sounded upbeat as they began what should ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks.

The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out ...

Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has been urged to take a clear position on the future of the Nord Stream 2 ...