The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor-in-waiting, advocates nuclear talks with France and Britain while maintaining U.S. protection. He calls for stronger European defense amid rising tensions from Russia ...

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

The rapid action by Friedrich Merz in the face of Donald Trump’s disruption highlights how the continent’s leaders need ...

As Germany's Friedrich Merz gets closer to becoming chancellor, many asylum seekers live in fear of what his promised ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU party, on Tuesday said that his government would seek to ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU party, on Tuesday said that his government would seek to dedicate billions of euros to building its defence against threats to Germany ...

France’s Macron said he would open a debate on extending France’s nuclear deterrent,  following a phone conversation with ...

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

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will ...

Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be the next German chancellor, has been outspoken in his belief Europe needs to pursue greater independence from the US.

PARIS — France is warming up to the possibility of seizing Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine, said an official with ...