The result was two more years of economic stagnation and eventually the political deadlock that led to the downfall of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the ... spending to strengthen Germany’s defense ...

Above all, Merz had been expected to end the squabbling over spending and budgets that plagued predecessor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday named utility executive Katherina Reiche as his likely economy ...

Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday, heading a cabinet faced with challenges from an ailing economy to fraying US ties and a resurgent far right.Here are his ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

Scholz has been a vocal supporter of Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. He “reaffirmed Germany’s continued and unwavering solidarity with Ukraine,” the outgoing ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative ... As part of the deal, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party, the Social Democrats (SPD), will join with Merz’s Christian ...

Above all, Merz had been expected to end the squabbling over spending and budgets that plagued predecessor Olaf Scholz's ... the headwinds for Germany's export-dominated economy, amid uncertainty ...

BERLIN - Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday named utility executive Katherina Reiche as his likely economy minister ... Democrat predecessor Olaf Scholz, which collapsed ...