Germany Readies to Finally Lead Europe, If Merz Can Pull It Off
With Europe experiencing its most devastating war since 1945 and President Donald Trump ripping up the transatlantic alliance ...
Friedrich Merz, German chancellor before his time
Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...
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Friedrich Merz
Even with the announcement about resuming military aid to Kyiv, Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine has Europe vowing strategic autonomy, but ending its military dependence on Washington won’t be easy.
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A fantastic start for Friedrich Merz
But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...
Friedrich Merz | The conservative turn
Friedrich Merz's political journey, stance on immigration, leadership style, and economic promises as the potential ...
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German election winner Merz and center-left rivals start sounding out a possible coalition
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, ...
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Can Friedrich Merz get Europe out of its funk?
Forget the back-slapping pol ready to banter about the Bundesliga; Friedrich Merz is a former corporate lawyer who wrote a ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz plans ‘double bazooka’ for defence and infrastructure
Such a plan would mark a step-change in Germany’s traditionally conservative approach to public borrowing. Berlin in 2009 ...
Los Verdes alemanes rechazan plan de gasto en defensa e infraestructura de Merz
El Partido Verde de Alemania rechazó un proyecto de paquete financiado con deuda que liberaría cientos de miles de millones ...