As pressure mounts to divvy up Germany’s largest infrastructure fund in decades, the new chancellor must resist scattershot ...

TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it once again into a "growth engine" after two years of recession.

Friedrich Merz becomes Chancellor of Germany amid economic challenges and trade tensions with the U.S., impacting EU ...

In his first speech to the Bundestag, the new chancellor emphasized the rearmament of the country and briefly addressed ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a powerful ultimatum to Russia President Vladimir Putin to either make real progress toward ending the Ukraine war this week—or face crippling new EU ...

Boosting defense spending While immigration and economic reforms dominate Merz's domestic agenda, he faces equally pressing foreign policy challenges. Chief among these are Russia's ongoing war in ...

Germany's newly minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday appealed to the nation to pull together to bring the country ...

Berlin is back on the global stage. But can the newly elected German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, deliver where the ...

Germany's Friedrich Merz made clear Friday that Berlin was back at the European top table, ready to help steer the bloc at a ...

Few issues illustrate ... with the largest economy and enormous potential," he said. This also includes addressing the trans-Atlantic trade rift. Merz has sharply criticized US President Donald ...

Ukraine and Russia will return to peace negotiations after more than three years of brutal warfare. Can they negotiate a ...