Such talks often drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, but Merz is in a hurry to reach a deal with Europe's biggest economy facing economic malaise and an upheaval in relations with the U.S.

Friedrich Merz, Germany's election winner, is considering reforms to Germany's spending limits to rejuvenate its economy and military. Talks with the Social Democrats are underway despite election ...

Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament, with the two largest ...

Migration policy was one of the biggest issues of the  German 2025 election. It continues to spark controversy after the ballot. The far-right AfD accused Friedrich Merz, l eader of the winning center ...

At the same time, the CDU leader pointed out that "articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Treaty concerning consultation and assistance ...

President Donald Trump has a plan to save Europe, and the results of Sunday’s election in Germany show it’s working. The center-right Christian Democrats won the most seats in the Bundestag, and the ...

Election winner Friedrich Merz said on Friday he was open to reforming Germany's legally prescribed spending limits as his ...

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) held "open ...

In Germany, center-right wins election German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is set to be the country’s next chancellor ...

German annual inflation came in at an unchanged but higher-than-expected 2.8% in February, provisional data from statistics ...

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is an unlikely candidate to lead a decisive break with the US. But an erstwhile ...