Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

On European issues, the CDU president and likely future chancellor of Germany intends to lay boundaries to Brussels' ...

When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

In talks with global leaders at the conference, Merz said he was "hearing very often... that there is obviously a lack of German leadership within the European Union".

Germany’s Chancellor criticises US vice president over comments in support of far-Right Alternative For Germany party ...

Having established a clear lead over both the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens, this motley movement of ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the frontrunner for chancellor, has stated his ...

A host of a talk at the Munich Security Conference drew laughter from the audience on Saturday when presenting German ...

US Vice-President JD Vance speaks at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 14, 2025.

Germany’s Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz has broken a long-established “firewall” isolating the far right. A vote ...

At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s ...