Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.

Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...

The agreement reached with the Greens would allow Germany to spend up to €1 trillion on defence and infrastructure over the ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announced Friday his conservatives had struck a deal with the Greens on massively ...

BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...

Friedrich Merz's political journey, stance on immigration, leadership style, and economic promises as the potential ...

Friedrich Merz wants to end Germany’s deadlock on EU policy, but his solution may not be to everyone’s liking.

Merz’s Conservative CDU emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s federal elections, winning 208 seats in the 630-seat German parliament.View on euronews ...