Donald Trump will die EU mit Zöllen vor sich hertreiben. Friedrich Merz ist hilflos und will sich unterwerfen. Die Lunte ist ...

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Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet President Trump at the White House, where they are expected to discuss issues including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as tariffs and trade.

In his first U.S. visit as chancellor, Friedrich Merz will discuss tariffs and defense concerns with President Trump as he looks to bolster relations while maintaining Germany's position.

President Trump made a verbal faux pas during his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, describing D-Day as "not a great day," on Thursday, June 5, ...

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from the far right. Listen to this article · 5:44 min Learn more.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls. By Clay Risen Reporting from Berlin Ever since the German ...

D-Day was 'not a pleasant day for you,' Trump tells German leader German Chancellor Friedrich Merz noted the June 6 D-Day anniversary while pressing Trump to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Item 1 of 6 French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

Trump told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that Russia and Ukraine were fighting like children in a park and might not want to be pulled apart yet.