The squeeze of the centre creates a pressing headache for Merz regarding the delivery of his core promise to bolster Germany’s defence.

The victory of Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats (CDU) in Sunday’s parliamentary election gives Germany a new opportunity to fix the crumbling foundations of its postwar success. Once a rock ...

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

Friedrich Merz, who led the Christian Democratic Union to victory at the polls, referred to a strong Europe independent of the United States as his “absolute priority”.  Many in Brussels now expect a ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is working overtime to warn Germans that the time of stagnation that prevailed under the former chancellor Olaf Scholz must come to an end.

The coalition’s economic measures and the prospect of an increase in the defence budgets of European states to around 3% of ...

Billionaire congratulates leader of far-Right party as it celebrates an unprecedented second place in federal elections ...

Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, ...

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

Jorg Asmussen shares his bullish view on German stocks. Beat Wittman also sees value in the country's stock market.