German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become the country's next chancellor, has called on the EU to ...

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, said defence spending targets should be aligned with ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said Germany would spend more ...

The German conservative in pole position to become the next chancellor is toughening his position on migration as he tries to ...

European defence sector stocks rose on Wednesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for higher spending from NATO ...

With opposition leader Friedrich Merz likely to be Germany’s next chancellor, experts weigh in on whether his tough China stance will hold.

Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could "prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs." The opposition Christian Democrat leader hopes to become chancellor after February's ...

Merz also said that Germany needed to gradually reduce its corporation tax rates towards 25%, with current levels nearer 30%. He said this would tackle non-wage labor costs and make the country an ...

US President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for NATO members to increase their defense spending from the 2% minimum target to 5% ...

Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s main conservative party and frontrunner to be the country’s next chancellor, is advocating for a new attempt at a transatlantic free ...

Merz was speaking less than two months before snap elections in Germany prompted by the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s fragile three-party coalition in November. Polls suggest Merz’s ...