Merz, at the centre, is on Tuesday set to be sworn in as the new leader of Europe's biggest economy, ending half a year of political paralysis…
The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and designated chancellor, Friedrich Merz, signs the coalition dea…
The conservatives of Germany's designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats formally signed their coalition contr…
Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, wants to massively increase defence spending
Germany is set to ramp up defence spending with the incoming government, saying it wants to invest hundreds of billions of euros to bolster Eu…
Friedrich Merz has vowed to do 'whatever it takes' when it comes to defence
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his centre-right CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) would pr…
The Social Democrat delegation will be headed by Lars Klingbeil
The make-up of the incoming Bundestag leaves a coalition between the conservatives and the Social Democrats as the only politically feasible o…
Germany's conservatives, who won elections last weekend, are set to start exploratory talks with the Social Democrats on Friday towards formin…