Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin exclude Ukraine from talks as Trump accuses Ukraine of ...

CDU's Friedrich Merz has claimed victory while SPD's Olaf Scholz has regretted the "bitter" election result. The German ...

OP-ED. The likely future German chancellor may be a hard-line conservative, but he could well be the man to transform the country and revitalize Europe, writes international relations specialist ...

Merz’s “real independence” statement would have been noteworthy coming from any German chancellor. But it is even more striking when one considers the fact that Merz is a committed transatlanticist ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the ...

Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

Following the victory of the Christian Democrats with Friedrich Merz in the Bundestag election, Brussels has not only offered congratulations but also made its first demands. Germany is expected to ...