If all goes to plan, Friedrich Merz is due to become ... turns more positive and the refugee numbers fall." Merz was initially considered a strong candidate precisely because of his business ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich ... Merz vowed to make Germany’s ailing economy strong again and curb irregular migration. With President Donald Trump back in the White House ...

The conservatives of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz and their likely center-left coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), have agreed to demand the bloc withhold funds and suspend ...