The European Union is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia if progress on ending the war in Ukraine is not made this ...

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CSDDD during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May 9, ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Germany's newly-minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited US President Donald Trump to visit his ancestral home in the ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz in Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday. (Eva Manez/Reuters) BERLIN — The sturdiest pillars of Germany’s domestic and international identity have been ...