Would-be chancellor trying to draft a government plan Needs to reach consensus with CSU and SPD parties With Germany in economic crisis, Merz wants cuts BERLIN, March 28 (Reuters) - Germany's ...

BERLIN - Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as major areas needing agreement with intended coalition partners ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz and other CDU and SPD leaders take part in a press conference following the exploratory coalition talks, Berlin, Germany, March 8, 2025 (DPA photo by Michael Kappeler AP ...

Party leader Friedrich Merz is widely expected to become Germany’s next chancellor; Kiesewetter, a retired colonel and one of the CDU’s most experienced foreign and security policy experts, is viewed ...

The center-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) of incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) approved a raft of policies that would form the cornerstone of ...

Mr Merz says that he wants to be sworn in as chancellor by Easter. Set up in 2013 as an anti-euro party, the AfD has courted controversy for years over statements made by senior party figures that ...

Party leader Friedrich Merz is expected to become chancellor, with retired Colonel Kiesewetter, a seasoned foreign and security policy expert, serving as his close defense adviser. Kiesewetter told ...