French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, is set to make a surprise visit to ...

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

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Merz aims to shift Europe away from US dependence, but rising far-right pressure and geopolitical tensions could complicate ...

Friedrich Merz and the CDU's victory in the German election present a shift in Germany's foreign policy, with an emphasis on ...

Germany’s presumptive new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, faces challenges both at home and overseas following his conservative ...

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

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

OP-ED. Germany doubts itself more than ever, writes diplomat Jérémie Gallon. But it would be a big mistake to underestimate ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...