Friedrich Merz said the draft deal - with Germany's Social Democrats - aimed to create a strong government with courageous responses Germany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a ...

FOR ANYONE seeking respite from Donald Trump’s political and financial maelstroms, on April 9th Germany proved happy to oblige. After what by German standards was a relatively swift negotiation ...

Germany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social Democrats to govern Europe's biggest economy, five months after the previous government collapsed. Merz, 69, said ...

By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin Even before presenting a plan on Wednesday for his government, Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, persuaded Parliament to bypass ...

Speaking during a news conference, Merz laid out a vision of a Germany restored to its former strength and reliability. “The future government, the future coalition, will reform and invest to ...

“The key message to Donald Trump is Germany is back on track,” he said, promising to ramp up defence spending and boost the competitiveness of the economy. The 69-year-old said the coalition ...

But life here is set to get even louder. Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, recently got the all-clear for a massive increase in investment after parliament voted to exempt defence spending from ...