The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

Not so long ago, European corporate bosses were worried about missing out on the “Trump bump”. U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

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As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) ...

Before he has formed a coalition, or even been declared chancellor, the winner of Germany’s snap election has quickly assumed an even more critical role – that of Europe’s de facto leader… and, says ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War ... my absolute priority now is really to create unity in Europe." ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

American presidents since Kennedy have wanted Europe to shoulder more of the burden of its own security. But not until President Donald Trump has a U.S. leader succeeded in getting Europeans to want ...

Berlin’s decision to lift all caps on military spending and binge on infrastructure marks a U-turn for the fiscally ...

European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump ...

The conservative party in Germany dominated elections during the weekend, with Friedrich Merz poised to become the nation's ...