IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

Friedrich Merz portrayed Olaf Scholz as a ditherer who led Germany into economic crisis, while the Social Democrat presented ...

Germany's centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday accused his conservative election rival of planning an immigration crackdown that would "bury Europe".

Center-right and center-left chancellor candidates clashed in a fiery debate, exposing deep divisions just weeks ahead of a ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday took aim at his conservative rival Friedrich Merz as lawmakers convened for a final ...

President Donald Trump has regularly threatened to impose tariffs on the United States’ top trading partners, accusing them ...

In a pre-election debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised rapid EU retaliation if the US imposes tariffs. The ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe is prepared to respond "within an hour" if the United States levies tariffs against the European ...

The way they’re pardoning people who have been sentenced to years in prison, that will have consequences for America,” Merz ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Europe could respond "within an hour" if the US imposes tariffs. His remarks came during a debate with rival Friedrich Merz ahead of Germany’s February 23 election.

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...