The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

Friedrich Merz and his prospective coalition partner the SPD’s plan to boost infrastructure spending and soften the debt ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz takes swipe at Trump and calls for ‘independence from the USA’ - Germany’s likely next chancellor has also questioned whether NATO will continue to exist ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian ...

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new ...

Germany plans to amend its constitution in order to remove limits on raising debt for defense and set up a €500 billion ($541 ...

But expectations will be high for Merz to help fill a leadership vacuum and craft a united response to recent U.S. policy shifts that have strained the transatlantic alliance. “All the signals we are ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces economic and diplomatic crises.

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe or for the United States.

"All the signals we are getting from the USA indicate that interest in Europe is clearly waning and that the willingness to get involved in Europe is decreasing," Merz told reporters at a press ...

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one day having to say that." ...