Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won the German election — yet his personal popularity is low and getting ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won Germany's election, yet his personal popularity is low — and getting lower. Most Germans don't trust him, not least because of his approach to the ...

A years-long renewables push leaves the economy hostage to the weather.

Germany's economy faces stagnation in 2025. The government forecasts zero growth, down from earlier predictions. Donald Trump ...

Germany’s outgoing government will leave the Eurofighter sale decision to incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz, official German ...

Modern politics can be brutally unforgiving for incumbent politicians. Yet, for incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz, ...

True to its Gaullist legacy, France has always been wary of becoming too dependent on the Western world’s great superpower.

Maria Zakharova warns that Friedrich Merz's leadership may signal a troubling return to Germany's controversial past.- Watch ...

As the U.S. backs away from the global stage, Germany has committed to hundreds of billions in defense spending. Bringing ...

The future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to introduce a new weekly work schedule, which could lead to the ...

The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) enjoy ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised to support the German Olympic body DOSB in a potential bid to ...