BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, is set to make a surprise visit to ...

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Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Merz aims to shift Europe away from US dependence, but rising far-right pressure and geopolitical tensions could complicate ...

Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...

Germany’s presumptive new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, faces challenges both at home and overseas following his conservative ...

The far-right group has learned to communicate in a country where traditional media no longer shape public opinion.

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

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Friedrich Merz and the CDU's victory in the German election present a shift in Germany's foreign policy, with an emphasis on ...