In his maiden speech as chancellor to Germany's Bundestag, Merz tried to position himself as a unifying centrist figure.

Speaking before addressing the session’s agenda, Merz acknowledged that his CDU/CSU faction did not always agree with ...

Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new ...

The new German government has decided to classify arms deliveries to Ukraine. Under former Chancellor Olaf Scholz, all data ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has met top EU officials, promising that Europe's biggest economy was back to help steer the ...

Germany's Friedrich Merz began his maiden visit to Brussels Friday with expectations riding high that the changing of the ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Wednesday, ...

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told reporters in Berlin that police at the border would be increased in coming days.

Friedrich Merz now heads the German government. He has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor, urging India and ...

Germany was long a beacon of stability in Europe, its politics often reassuringly boring. "Germany and Europe need a strong leader in the German chancellor's office," said economist Holger Schmieding ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable ...