Browsing: Friedrich Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly before a historic meeting between Israeli and Lebanese representatives, government spokesman Stefan…

Germany and Ukraine agreed to deepen their military and political cooperation, upgrading their relationship to a strategic partnership with Chancellor Friedrich Merz also assuring Kiev of…

The wealthy south-western German state of Baden-Württemberg heads to the polls on Sunday, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) hoping to avoid an embarrassing…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced calls from business leaders to insist on fair competition with China as he prepared to set off on Tuesday for talks…

Germany’s conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has categorically rejected any softening of the party’s stance on non-cooperation with the far right, warning that the Alternative for Germany…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sees little prospect of a swift negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, arguing the conflict will only conclude once one side…

US President Donald Trump has claimed that German electricity production has shrunk considerably since 2017, blaming the alleged decline on the country’s previous centre-left administration. “Here in…

The size of the German military has grown to the highest level in 12 years with 184,200 serving soldiers, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told dpa. The…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he expects the United States to take part in a stronger NATO presence to improve Greenland’s security, as a transatlantic row…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has placed boosting the country’s economy at the top of his agenda for 2026, warning that measures taken so far have failed…