Doch an Merz' Parteibasis wachsen Zweifel an seiner Fähigkeit zu einer echten Politikwende. Eine Analyse von Corinna Emundts, tagesschau.de Gerade starten die Koalitionsverhandlungen in die ...

For ten years, Friedrich Merz was Chairman of the Atlantik-Brücke — a non-partisan organization for the cultivation of American-German relations. Germany was already in bad standing with Trump ...

Mr. Merz’s tougher stance on immigration has been seen as an attempt to gain some section of right-wing voters, especially in east Germany. In light of a knife attack carried out by an Afghan ...

Im Wahlkampf hatte CDU-Chef Merz die Schuldenbremse eisern verteidigt. Jetzt ist er bereit, die Schuldenregeln aufzuweichen. In seiner Fraktion sind nicht alle mit dem Kurswechsel einverstanden.

Chancellor-in waiting seeks to finalise coalition talks with Social Democrats by April 20 Coalition aims to revitalise economy with unprecedented large state borrowing programme Merz wants strict ...

"Some disappointed voters are turning to the AfD." Merz announced his dramatic shift on spending - agreed with likely future coalition partners the Social Democrats - only nine days after winning ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has revealed plans for a new €500 billion special fund aimed at boosting infrastructure and defence spending. Just over a week after his victory in the federal ...

The early signs are unexpectedly promising. The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats at home ...

BERLIN — For Friedrich Merz, the hard part begins now. The incoming conservative chancellor began coalition talks with the Social Democrats by giving them exactly what center-left parties have always ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending. The ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday ...