Ukraine developing strategic-level air defense system, foreign minister says Russia tries to land troops, break through ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, is a man in a hurry. The centre-Right Christian Democrats (CDU) leader has met his deadline of forming a government by Easter, something almost unheard ...

BERLIN: Germany's next leader, the conservative Friedrich Merz, vowed Wednesday (Apr 9) to "move the country forward again" by boosting the economy and defence as he presented a deal to launch his ...

Friedrich Merz (CDU), Markus Söder (CSU), Saskia Esken und Lars Klingbeil (beide SPD) hatten noch nicht einmal richtig ausgeredet, da setzte AfD-Chefin Alice Weidel auf ihrer Pressekonferenz ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has unveiled a new coalition deal between the country’s two major centrist parties in a bold and optimistic speech in Berlin on Wednesday, hours after ...

Even before taking office, Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union have seen their ratings plummet while the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, became the country ...

Friedrich Merz – now expected to become chancellor in May – has said US tariffs, market chaos, and war in Ukraine all made a coalition deal more urgent. Markus Soeder, leader of the Christian ...

Noch Ende vergangener Woche war die Erwartung gewesen, dass Union und SPD bis Freitag eine Einigung auf einen Koalitionsvertrag erreichen. Vor allem die Klärung von Finanzfragen wie eine ...

Friedrich Merz sealed a coalition deal with the Social Democrats, paving the way for the German conservative leader to become chancellor at a time of acute domestic and geopolitical turmoil.

The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union party Friedrich Merz has sealed a deal to form a new government with the country’s Social Democrats. The new government’s priorities are to spur ...

Update, 15.22 Uhr: Es brodelt weiter in Berlin. Die Koalitionsgespräche scheinen beendet, der Weg für Friedrich Merz als Kanzler einer schwarz-roten Koalition damit frei. Aktuelle Gerüchte ...

Merz also announced the strengthening of military service in Germany “on a voluntary basis, following the Swedish model.” Dailymotion Posted: 9 April 2025 | Last updated: 9 April 2025 ...