True to its Gaullist legacy, France has always been wary of becoming too dependent on the Western world’s great superpower.

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months ...

As Merz prepares to assume the chancellorship, all eyes are on how his administration will navigate a rapidly shifting global ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said U.S. President Donald Trump's pause of tariffs for 90 days was ...

The incoming chancellor vowed to be a strong leader for Europe, but coalition talks may leave him focused on damage control ...

Christian Democrats MP Günter Krings said the new government could invoke Article 72 to ‘generally’ reject asylum seekers ...

Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supports Ukraine joining the EU and NATO, but only after the end ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, party sources said on ...

Friedrich Merz, the future chancellor of Germany, emphasizes that Ukraine can join the EU and NATO only after the war ends.

The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz gives a statement following a parliamentary ... hopes ...

Friedrich Merz – now expected to become chancellor ... direct decision-making and coordination powers over controversial EU policy files was also watered down. Germany will instead create ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz's remarks that he would consider sending ... His Polish counterpart labelled the idea as "very good". The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said ...