Germany's conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz unveiled his party's coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats at a press conference on Wednesday, vowing to "move the ...

The German government in waiting, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Friday that it had reached an agreement with the Green Party on a raft of measures that it was billing ...

Die Grünen haben Union und SPD große Zusagen zum Klimaschutz abgerungen. Um das Thema will sich Friedrich Merz auch als Kanzler kümmern. Der CDU-Chef verteidigte sich zudem gegen den Vorwurf ...

Merz’s Christian Democratic-led bloc, the Social Democrats and the Greens have called meetings with their lawmakers for 1 p.m. local time. Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in Touch ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz has yet to begin his chancellorship, but he’s already feeling the heat. The incoming leader is facing slumping approval ratings and a barrage of criticism from parts of his ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization of cannabis last year by the outgoing Socialist SPD-led “traffic ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way. Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU ...

Im Bericht aus Berlin hat CDU-Chef Merz seine geänderte Haltung zur Reform der Schuldenbremse verteidigt. Der Bundeshaushalt befinde sich in einer "dramatischen Lage". Jetzt stünden schwierige ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending. The ...

Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who are in talks to form a centrist coalition after last month’s election, want to create a 500-billion-euro ($546bn) fund for ...

Dabei geraten CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz und die Grünen-Fraktionschefinnen Katharina Dröge und Britta Haßelmann übel aneinander. Auslöser: Schwarz-Rot muss für ihr XXL-Schuldenpaket die ...

Markets chaos heightens pressure for coalition deal Conservatives restive at prospective concessions to SPD Parties hope to wrap up talks this week Reuters Tariffs Live Page BERLIN, April 7 ...