Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

On European issues, the CDU president and future chancellor of Germany intends to lay boundaries to Brussels' prerogatives ...

If UniCredit SpA Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel thought victory for the business-friendly conservatives in next week’s ...

As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...

Friedrich Merz , chairman of the conservative Chistian Democratic Union (CDU), believes he is set to become Germany's next chancellor after the general election on February 23. At the final party conf ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February ... notably as the chairman of the German arm of BlackRock, an asset manager, during which time he became a multi ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, faces the challenge of revitalizing the economy and addressing immigration ...