Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Wednesday drew a chorus of criticism, including from his ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

The European Central Bank is poised to give Italy's UniCredit the green light to build up its stake in German rival ...