The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country's next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned a Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine that killed more ...

Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference on planned major investments, in Berlin, on March 4, 2025, following exploratory talks between the conservative CDU/CSU and the social democratic SPD ...

The substance of the coalition deal, signed less than a week ago, has become a bone of contention — before the government has ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, raises his hand during a vote at a session of the Bundestag. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) German ...

Germany's conservative CDU party and its social-democrat counterpart agreed on a coalition deal, but how does it look at home and in Brussels? #RadioSchuman ...

The key players in Germany’s new coalition government speak to the media at a press conference in Berlin, 9 April, 2025 ...

Germany is willing to send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, the country’s chancellor-in-waiting has said, as he stressed the need to put Kyiv on the front foot and force concessions from Russian ...

German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor ... were expected to be a formality after Merz's conservative bloc, the CDU/CSU, and his future governing partners ...