Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Thursday made concessions to the Green Party in the hopes it would lend critically important votes to his multi-billion-euro ...

Germany's likely next conservative CDU chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said cost-cutting must be discussed during coalition talks with the center-left Social Democrats. That comes after he backed a ...

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz said Thursday urgent action was needed to boost the country's under-resourced military and ailing economy, as he defended plans for a ...

The conversation with Germany’s likely next chancellor comes before this week’s EU leaders’ summit. BERLIN – Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet French President ...

The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (R) and the parliamentary group leader of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party Alexander Dobrindt (L) ...

The Greens accused Merz of merely putting his interests first, as he had rejected their proposal to loosen German debt rules when the CDU was in opposition. BERLIN – German lawmakers clashed ...

Merz Wins Support for Surge in Spending, Proclaiming 'Germany Is Back' By Andreas Rinke, Holger Hansen and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said on Friday ...

“In view of the security situation in Europe, which is now truly worrying in every respect … these proposed amendments to the constitution can no longer be postponed,” said Friedrich Merz, who leads ...

It’s no small irony that it was the Greens who were the ones standing between Friedrich Merz and the grand plan his coming chancellorship depends on. Green bashing: Ahead of the Feb. 23 election, Merz ...

Germany's Merz urges MPs to back spending bonanza in fiery debate Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election ...