German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it ...

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

Tuesday’s stumble at the start of his new coalition government between his Union bloc and the Social Democrats added ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who defected from Merz's ...

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

Friedrich Merz says a reset in relations is vital to help Europe overcome its security and economic ‘challenges’.

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

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.

BERLIN/PARIS - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a reset in French-German relations to help Europe overcome the ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...