True to its Gaullist legacy, France has always been wary of becoming too dependent on the Western world’s great superpower.

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months ...

The conservatives of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz and their likely center-left coalition ... as a rule, abstains from EU votes. Merz, however, has vowed there would be no such German abstentions ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said U.S. President Donald Trump's pause of tariffs for 90 days was evidence of a united European approach to trade having a positive effect, and ...

Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supports Ukraine joining the EU and NATO, but only after the end ...

Christian Democrats MP Günter Krings said the new government could invoke Article 72 to ‘generally’ reject asylum seekers ...

The future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to introduce a new weekly work schedule, which could lead to the ...

Friedrich Merz, the future chancellor of Germany, emphasizes that Ukraine can join the EU and NATO only after the war ends.

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, party sources said on ...

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause planned tariff increases for most countries was a testament to EU unity.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz's remarks that he would consider sending ... His Polish counterpart labelled the idea as "very good". The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said ...

The US president’s tariffs and position on Ukraine pushed the incoming chancellor to swiftly establish a stable government ...