The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is considering unlocking ... for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s stimulus during the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposal would stimulate a stagnating ...

That gives Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats (CDU ... as well as how the previous government kept Germany afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Merz's search for more money built on a stronger ...

Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...

FILE - Floor leader Friedrich Merz, left, and Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democrats Union party (CDU), cheer after Merz's speech to the delegates of the CDU party convention in ...

Germany's likely new Chancellor inherits a series of plans for health reform and must deal with an ageing population and underinvestment in infrastructure. Ferry Biedermann reports.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says extraordinary efforts are needed to boost the country's defence capabilities given the current security uncertainty. Plus, a day after imposing 25% tariffs ...

During the first 9 months of the pandemic, Americans reported rates of depression and anxiety six times higher than in 2019, Boston College researchers find Confirming anecdotal evidence that the ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union, on their impressive success in Germany's election. In a post on ...

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