German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed openness to EU joint borrowing for defense but emphasized its use only in exceptional cases. He voiced concerns over global debt levels and noted a more ...

Merz has signaled Germany’s intent to play a key role in driving the continent’s rearmament – faced with US disengagement and ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said he has no hopes of Ukraine joining NATO in the near future, as he visited ...

Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor. His grand coalition has got off to a rocky ...

BERLIN – Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the Ukraine war and trade rows with US President Donald Trump on ...

Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, positioning Germany towards the US, China and Israel are high on the agenda. In line with the German “ Staatsräson ” – an element of foreign policy that recognises ...

Friedrich Merz did not rule out common European Union borrowing for defence on Friday during his first trip to Brussels as ...

During his first trip to Brussels as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz expressed openness to EU borrowing for defense, given exceptional circumstances. The EU's largest economy, Germany, traditionally ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, three days after ...

According to Mertz, his conversation with US President Donald Trump on Thursday made him expect the US to increase "pressure on Russia" and believe that "following this weekend there will be a phase d ...

Bei ihrem ersten Telefonat seit dem Amtsantritt von Friedrich Merz als neuer Bundeskanzler waren sich der CDU-Chef und ...

Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the "breakthrough" agreement on May 8 that included lowering or removing tariffs ...