Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

While resolutions and speeches were not short on radical rhetoric aimed at appealing to radicalised young people and workers, ...

Although Friedrich Merz has big ambitions for Germany’s international role, significant domestic pressures remain and will constrain his government’s room for manoeuvre.

Germany must have a stronger army than Britain, its chancellor has said, as he committed to spending 5 per cent of annual GDP ...

Yet, Merz still struggled to ratify his chancellorship ... Reluctant to send its most advanced weapons – notably long-range Taurus cruise missiles – to Ukraine, and unable to overcome the ...

Negotiations by themselves do not always lead to the end of hostilities, in case of an unsuccessful scenario, they can lead ...

BERLIN, May 16. /TASS/. At present, Germany has no plans to deliver Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said. "At present, this question is not on the ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks about his private exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump, his own lack of ...