Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.

While Merz is already setting the scene for his chancellery with an unprecedented, debt-funded investment announcement, ...

After an argument between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in the White House, German ...

The Christian Democratic Union party is projected to win the election, but the far-right Alternative for Germany is set for its best result since World War II.

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia ... on him on his X account @brendanmarkcole. Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream ...

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to prioritise European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia ...

Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.

Germans will head to the polls on Sunday to choose their next chancellor. The man favored to clinch the election is Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats. He has been considered a potentially ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the CDU ... s financial powerhouse—an ambition that faces stiff competition from London and Paris. This includes strengthening the European Capital Markets Union ...

European markets fell on Monday as traders reacted to the results of the German federal election. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ...