This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

Germany’s outgoing government is the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last fall by another six months as it ...

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to be Germany’s next chancellor, said he’s open to considering common European Union ...

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign policy vision at the Munich ...

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich ...

In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

The opposition leader is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor. No one knows if he has what it takes to steer his country ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union candidate for chancellor, speaks at a campaign event in Stromberg, Germany, on Friday. (Thomas Frey/DPA/AP) BERLIN — Angst (a German word ...

Friedrich Merz, a candidate for the position of chancellor of Germany, has expressed deep concern over recent developments in ...