Paris and Berlin are currently at odds on several files including trade agreements and what approach to take on China.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz sees potential in collaborating with U.S. President Trump, advocating for a strong ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said on Tuesday U.S. President ...

Mr Merz argued the need “to negotiate with the American side from a position of strength”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BRUSSELS — Maybe the Franco-German economic engine will soon sputter back to life after all. Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, can be good news for the European Union, France’s newly ...

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The race to lead Germany is diverting through Switzerland, with a campaigning push in Davos set to showcase competing visions ...

In February 2025, Germany will hold a federal election—and polls indicate that the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) allies are likely to ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz accused of signalling ‘exactly the kind of weakness that Russia feasts on’ The favourite to win the upcoming German election has said he would ask Russia’s ...

The ruling elite’s responses to Trump include unifying Europe under German leadership, making the continent militarily ...

Political instability seems to be turning into a hallmark of the European Union, with its major nations grappling with internal disarray. One might be tempted to write off these developments as ...