Mr. Merz led his party to victory in February’s elections by promising to curb migration, to revitalize the economy and to reinvigorate the military. He has since been a disrupter of German taboos — ...

Trust in conservative leader Merz fell to 32% in December—down 6 percentage points from 38% when the government formed in May ...

When chancellor Friedrich Merz made his inaugural visit to Israel on Sunday, he had no invitation in his pocket for its prime ...

Germany’s parliament has approved a pension reform package that had prompted a rebellion in the ranks of Chancellor Friedrich ...

EADaily, . The era of Pax Americana for Europe is over, Americans now have their own interests. This was stated at the ...

Chancellor Merz says Kyiv and European allies have prepared a new Ukraine peace proposal and discussed it with US President ...

It has been a roller-coaster of a day. Dramatic scenes from the Bundestag after Christian Democratic (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz failed to win enough votes to be elected chancellor. This was the first ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stresses the need for European independence in security policy following the Trump ...

The two countries' traditionally strong ties have been tested amid Israel's genocidal war on the people of Gaza.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem on Sunday ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who was in Washington on Thursday for his inaugural visit to the White House, has gifted President Donald Trump a copy of the birth certificate of Trump's German-born ...

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw branding is seen outside the Kennedy Center ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw on December 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.