Speaking alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, Merz vowed to continue to increase the pressure on Moscow ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed skepticism regarding a potential ban on the far-right AfD, which was ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged his European partners to do everything they can to maintain good relations with ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's absence from the Istanbul talks on Ukraine ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged the West not to be divided on Ukraine and said he was working to ensure ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

The European Union is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia if progress on ending the war in Ukraine is not made this ...