The European Union is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia if progress on ending the war in Ukraine is not made this ...

New Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his compatriots must work harder and smarter to restore Germany's competitive edge. Ahead ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CSDDD during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May 9, ...

Germany's newly-minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited US President Donald Trump to visit his ancestral home in the ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...

It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...