Germany’s new chancellor is reshaping Europe’s geopolitical landscape, pushing China away, boosting NATO, and strengthening ...

Mr. Merz deftly walked a line, firmly rejecting criticisms of German democracy while aligning Berlin with key Trump administration priorities. Committing to spending 5% of gross domestic product on ...

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is demanding that Brussels strike a trade deal with the United States within days, as concerns grow that the EU will end up with an unbalanced agreement that ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has addressed parliament ahead of a NATO summit that he said would be historic. Merz promised that Germany would do its fair share as part of the alliance to counter the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in key areas such as trade and investment, defence and security, green ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s plan to introduce tax incentives for pensioners who keep working are “likely to have only a limited effect” in a country where early retirement is widespread, the ...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen greeted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with military honors in front of the Federal Chancellery, Berlin, Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Bernd von Jutrczenka ...

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(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life Friedrich Merz, chancellor of Germany. Merz has a hardline stance on migration. He has called for asylum-seekers arriving from other European Union member ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion.

By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic ...

Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz bonded during an amicable White House meeting on Thursday.