German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to attend the opening of the Richard Wagner Festival in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth ...

By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic ...

06/07/2025 June 7, 2025. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Washington was met with favorable coverage back home, with many hailing a new political style that contrasts with that of his ...

Nuclear deterrence cooperation between France and Germany is a matter for the "very, very long term," German Chancellor ...

For better or worse, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s much-anticipated visit to the White House became a backdrop to the Trump-Musk meltdown.

After years of sputtering and frustration, the Franco-German engine – the most powerful force within Europe – is humming ...

German leaders intend to ramp up defense spending and build the most powerful armed forces in Europe, but shadows of World ...

Echoing a move by former Chancellor Angela Merkel, Friedrich Merz has invited the US president to visit the homeland of his ancestors. Trump's grandfather, Friedrich Trump, ...

Government reforms fail to address long-standing incentives that encourage shorter working lives, says central bank ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany spoke ... former Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Mr. Merz has famously feuded with Ms. Merkel, as has Mr. Trump.) Mr. Merz knew that Mr. Trump usually does most of ...

The argument that Israeli security is Germany’s “reason of state” was reiterated by Merkel’s successor, Olaf Scholz, during ...