Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...

Following the victory of the Christian Democrats with Friedrich Merz in the Bundestag election, Brussels has not only offered ...

After the victory of conservative Friedrich Merz, German businesses are calling on him to create a stable government willing ...

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...

BERLIN - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

The outcome in the German election could see a focus on defence integration in Europe, eschewing the United States.

By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) -"Worried" European foreign ministers said on Monday the region had entered a new era with U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning reversal of decades ...

The potentially next German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubted that NATO would remain in its "current form" in light of ...

Merz, who is set to become Germany’s next Chancellor, said that the Trump administration is ignoring Europe and growing ...

Friedrich Merz, whose party won the most seats in Germany's federal election, is likely to become the next chancellor.