TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Chancellor of Germany amid economic challenges and trade tensions with the U.S., impacting EU ...

With ‘international order changing profoundly’, Friedrich Merz says China’s relations with Russia are an area of ‘great ...

In his first speech to the Bundestag, the new chancellor emphasized the rearmament of the country and briefly addressed ...

Friedrich Merz was elected Germany's Chancellor after winning 325 votes in a second-round Bundestag vote on May 6. In a ...

Boosting defense spending While immigration and economic reforms dominate Merz's domestic agenda, he faces equally pressing foreign policy challenges. Chief among these are Russia's ongoing war in ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a powerful ultimatum to Russia President Vladimir Putin to either make real progress toward ending the Ukraine war this week—or face crippling new EU ...

Germany is facing a new security reality. Addressing it will require the country’s leaders to change how they discuss ...

BERLIN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to make national security and economic revitalization top priorities in his inaugural address before the Bundestag on ...

Germany's newly minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday appealed to the nation to pull together to bring the country ...

Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, positioning Germany towards the US, China and Israel are high on the agenda. In line with ...