German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gifted President Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s birth certificate during ...

Merz, who just months ago responded to the administration’s hostile approach toward Europe by asserting that the continent needed to gain “independence” from the U.S., repeated to Trump that he needed ...

The German chancellor expressed his country’s support for Ukraine and pushed Trump to apply more pressure on Russia.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertz discussed the position of U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders on ways to achieve peace in Europe ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II. As part of the deal, outgoing Chancellor Olaf ...

The incoming chancellor’s coalition compromises leave a lot of space for the AfD. By Hans Kundnani On 9 April, the day that Friedrich Merz announced Germany’s new coalition agreement between the ...

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor on Tuesday in a major blow that threw politics in Europe's ...

Europe stands at a crucial juncture in its history. Few articulate this better than Germany’s Friedrich Merz. Europe must not only become stronger and more adept at addressing critical ...

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BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round.