Paris and Berlin are currently at odds on several files including trade agreements and what approach to take on China.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump. Merz also said Germany needed to get Poland "at the table as fast as possible" and praised Meloni of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party,

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Germany's upcoming elections, is calling on the European Union to present a united front in response to US President-elect Donald Trump.

Germany's election frontrunner says Europeans are waiting for Germany to take the lead on dealing with the new American president.

Latest YouGov poll shows Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc commanding 28% of voter support, leading Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats by 9 percentage points - Anadolu Ajansı

Conservative leader Merz, front-runner to become next German chancellor, proposes EU-US energy and defense deals to establish constructive relationship with US President Trump - Anadolu Ajansı

Unions-Kanzlerkandidat Merz bereitet mit acht EU-Regierungschefs einen Kurswechsel in Europa vor - vom radikalen Bürokratieabbau bis zu neuer Härte in der Migrationspolitik. Was er vorhat, wer sich fü

The EPP’s messaging is clear that the CDU will return in the driver’s seat, if Merz becomes Germany's chancellor.

Friedrich Merz hat neben Superreichen, die für höhere Steuern für sich selbst werben, beim Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos für Aufsehen gesorgt und sich als entschlossener Kanzlerkandidat präsentiert –

Unions-Kanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz (CDU) hat am Donnerstag eine außenpolitische Rede bei der Körber-Stiftung in Berlin gehalten. Die Union fordert nach der Messerattacke von Aschaffenburg eine Kehrtwende in der Asylpolitik. Der Kanzler will bei seinem Kurs bleiben - und sieht das Problem woanders.

As the Commission struggles to find new outlets for its exports, the question of whether this will be enough in the face of the tariffs Donald Trump is threatening to impose remains open. View on euro