Thanks to former chancellor Angela Merkel's asylum policy, Germany has taken in nearly half the Syrians seeking refuge in ...

Here’s a look at the life of Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1954 Birth place: Hamburg, Germany Birth name: Angela Dorothea Kasner Father: Horst Kasner, a ...

It’s a huge kindergarten here,’ says the party’s Alice Weidel, to whom the chancellor won’t speak.

Angela Merkel or Gerhard Schröder? Which of the former politicians who served as chancellor before the current officeholder, ...

Julia Klöckner was seen as a controversial choice for Bundestag president — a role that traditionally requires a calm and ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the new German government's decision to turn away irregular migrants at the border, even if they claim asylum. "When someone says 'asylum' here on ...

Ex-Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive a state-paid office with a staff of eight. Opposition parties say this is too much.

By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic ...

Merz avoided the antagonism that defined Trump’s relationship with one of his predecessors, Angela Merkel, in the Republican president’s first term. The 69-year-old Merz — who came to office with an ...

As leader of the opposition, Friedrich Merz took a clear stance on foreign policy. But now as Germany’s chancellor, it is becoming clear that he will have to make compromises.

German officials say the two leaders have started to build a “decent” relationship, with Merz wanting to avoid the antagonism that defined Trump's relationship with one of his predecessors, Angela ...

Merz's forthright, "shoot-from-the-hip" style of politics could add an interesting dimension to the meeting. His remarks can be surprising and make headlines - a stark contrast to those of his more ...