German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that a new sanctions package against Russia could be approved by the European Council ...

As pressure mounts to divvy up Germany’s largest infrastructure fund in decades, the new chancellor must resist scattershot ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

Confidence jumped this month as U.S. tariff concerns were alleviated somewhat and Germany’s new government began to take ...

Germany's newly-minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to attend the ceremonial inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome, ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to hit the ground running when he takes over as German chancellor on Tuesday, pledging swift action ...

Friedrich Merz has plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor. He presented ...

BERLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia if progress on ending the war in Ukraine is not made this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said ...

However, on Tuesday, Merz received 310 votes—falling short by six—as at least 18 Members of the German Parliament in the coalition did not back him, according to Reuters. To secure the ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to reset ties between their nations and ...

In 2003, he famously argued that German tax rules should be simple enough to calculate on the back of a beer coaster. A feud with former leader Angela Merkel led him to leave politics, and Merz ...