Friedrich Merz now heads the German government. He has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and Poland on his first day in office.During his election campaign, Friedrich Merz ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged his European partners to do everything they can to maintain good relations with ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

BERLIN - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sets off on his first trip abroad on Wednesday to France and Poland in a bid to ...

While already planned, the trip comes only a day after Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on the second round of ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

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

Friedrich Merz receives 325 votes in the second round of voting, hours after a shock defeat in the first ballot.

After a bumpy start to his coalition government, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his tenure as leader with a ...

During his election campaign, Friedrich Merz complained frequently that Germany's closest foreign policy partnership — with France — had been neglected under the government of his predecessor, Olaf ...