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

Friedrich Merz portrayed Olaf Scholz as a ditherer who led Germany into economic crisis, while the Social Democrat presented ...

Center-right and center-left chancellor candidates clashed in a fiery debate, exposing deep divisions just weeks ahead of a ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

In a pre-election debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised rapid EU retaliation if the US imposes tariffs. The ...

President Donald Trump has regularly threatened to impose tariffs on the United States’ top trading partners, accusing them ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, ...

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...

The claim: Friedrich Merz said "we are in the third year of a ... At the same time, he said giving Ukraine EU candidate status was the "right thing to do," and indicated that entering the European ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe is prepared to respond "within an hour" if the United States levies tariffs against the European ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday took aim at his conservative rival Friedrich Merz as lawmakers convened for a final ...