Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

Germany’s designated next chancellor, the conservative Friedrich Merz, is an avowed transatlanticist who now has to face up to US President Donald Trump’s threats to upend traditional security and ...

Show more Show less CDU leader Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's new chancellor The Bundestag has 630 members of parliament President Donald Trump has upended US relations with Europe Co ...

BERLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia if progress on ending the war in Ukraine is not made this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said ...

No sooner had Friedrich Merz announced new government positions than accusations of "lobbyism" began to fly. How is lobbying regulated in Germany — and how big a problem is it? Newly elected ...

DW rounds up the latest German news. Newly installed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is to receive Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for talks in Berlin, the government spokesman ...

German financial confidence jumped this month as investors breathed a sigh of relief from alleviated U.S. tariff concerns and the country's new government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz began to ...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet onboard a train en route to Kyiv.Credit: Getty Images The visit by British Prime ...

He was seated alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Three men and a bag of white powder. Notice how Macron sneakily and deftly swipes it out of the ...

A 10% universal tariff, plus 25% duties on cars, steel and aluminum, remains. Meanwhile, Friedrich Merz was elevated to chancellor by Germany's parliament after a general election in February ...