Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, said defence spending targets should be aligned with ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become the country's next chancellor, has called on the EU to ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said Germany would spend more ...

The German conservative in pole position to become the next chancellor is toughening his position on migration as he tries to ...

With opposition leader Friedrich Merz likely to be Germany's next chancellor, experts weigh in on whether his tough China ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to be the next chancellor of Germany. But the CDU leader will usher in a generational shift, moving ...

Several changes to migration rules have come into effect since the start of 2025, and further changes are being debated. Here ...

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German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who is favoured to succeed Olaf Scholz as chancellor, would support a new attempt ...

Germany's snap poll in February 2025 follows a year of political instability, economic decline, and tensions over Ukraine, ...

Merz also said that Germany needed to gradually reduce its corporation tax rates towards 25%, with current levels nearer 30%. He said this would tackle non-wage labor costs and make the country an ...

Friedrich Merz, the man in pole position to become Germany’s next chancellor, has condemned Elon Musk over his opinion article praising the far-right Alternative for Germany, calling it ...