Coalition talks between the CDU and SPD are continuing apace as the parties try to rush major bills on defence and ...

Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...

Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.

In a country torn between its attachment to the transatlantic link and its hostility to nuclear weapons, Friedrich Merz, the ...

The opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may deprive the future "big" coalition led by the likely Chancellor ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has revealed plans for a new €500 billion special fund aimed at boosting infrastructure and defence ...

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The party said they would not support the conservative chancellor-in-waiting’s paradigm-changing plan to invest massively in ...

BERLIN – The Greens announced on Monday that they won’t support the debt-funded investment package proposed by Germany’s ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

Friedrich Merz's political journey, stance on immigration, leadership style, and economic promises as the potential ...

The leaders of Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on a common migration policy that would ...