Such talks often drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, but Merz is in a hurry to reach a deal with Europe's biggest economy facing economic malaise and an upheaval in relations with the U.S.

Migration policy was one of the biggest issues of the  German 2025 election. It continues to spark controversy after the ballot. The far-right AfD accused Friedrich Merz, l eader of the winning center ...

Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament, with the two largest ...

At the same time, the CDU leader pointed out that "articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Treaty concerning consultation and assistance ...

Germany's conservatives won Sunday's election and have started exploratory talks with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) ...

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started ...

Opposition to the status quo must not be monopolized by the right-wing extremist visions of parties like Alternative für ...

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats are set to start exploratory talks on a coalition on Friday, said people familiar with the ...

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Friedrich Merz, chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is poised to be nominated as Germany’s next chancellor, according to preliminary results ...

Compared to last October, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not rallied as much as ...

I knew I had to visit the home of Bismarck to properly appreciate his position in German history. I also visited Germany when ...