But his massive package of spending, tax cuts and subsidies won’t reverse the decline of the country’s all-important heavy ...

Atlantic alliance.

A German law professor whose nomination to the country's top court was postponed last week has rejected portrayals of her ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he will work intensively with French President Emmanuel Macron and European ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s €46 billion ($53 billion) package of tax breaks was approved by German upper-house lawmakers, the ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think more than one step ahead and breaking promises.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Friedrich Merz set to become Germany's Chancellor following coalition agreement between CDU and SPD. The deal outlines economic priorities while keeping the far-right AfD out of government.

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor in a crucial second vote after narrowly losing the first round of voting in a surprise defeat that ...