Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II.

Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization ...

Friedrich Merz is facing a critical moment in his bid to become German chancellor, as disgruntled fellow conservatives worry ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes that Germany's presumptive next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will approve the ...

Two German bloggers brought printed portraits of US President Donald Trump and future German Chancellor and CDU/CSU leader ...

Nancy Faeser, a Social Democrat, remains as acting minister until her party and the election-winning conservatives agree on a ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats sounded upbeat as they began what should ...

His conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and their Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have long seen ...

The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it ...

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The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out ...