Merz said Germany was ready to strengthen its defense spending, something Trump has maintained is necessary, but also that Berlin wanted to improve its competitiveness from the point of view of trade.

The Prime Minister said the ‘new era of global instability’ will push the Government to go ‘further and faster’ to support businesses.

Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union must now persuade Germans that he can fix the economy and get ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after finalizing a deal Wednesday to form a new government. Enjoy unlimited ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz have clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), aiming to revive growth in Europe’s largest economy just as a global trade ...

Germany's conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz unveiled his party's coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats at a press conference on Wednesday, vowing to "move the ...

Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said that his government will turn away asylum seekers at its land borders and promised a “repatriation offensive” against illegal immigrants.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a picture of her and Friedrich Merz as she speaks during her appearance as a guest on Deutschlandfunk's live radio show "Studio 9" at the Humboldt Forum.