German parliament vote on pensions tests Merz's authority

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ability to control his unruly ...

Merz’s Coalition on Edge Ahead of Crunch German Pension Vote

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition with the Social Democrats faces a key vote in parliament on Friday that could ...

Friedrich Merz jets to Belgium to secure frozen Russian assets plan

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making a last-ditch bid to secure crucial Belgian support for an EU plan to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to fund European military aid to Ukraine. Merz will ...

German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription

German lawmakers on Friday approved the government's plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ...
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Frozen Russian assets must benefit Ukraine, not the US, says German chancellor

This is a European matter, and I see, economically, no way of allowing the money we mobilize to go to the US in any form. And ...

Keir Starmer reveals he's enlisted the help of German and French leaders on how to beat Nigel Farage's Reform UK

The Prime Minister revealed the trio of 'centrist' politicians recently discussed how to take on 'populists' such as Mr ...

Ukraine: Friedrich Merz travels to Brussels for talks on frozen Russian assets

Germany's chancellor is meeting with Belgium's prime minister and European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen to discuss the ...

Friedrich Merz will meet Belgian prime minister to unblock reparations loan

The crisis meeting between the German chancellor and the Belgian premier is aimed at unblocking the reparations loan to ...