German chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Europe’s freedom is dependent on its ability to defend itself. A year after winning power, the German leader told delegates of his centre-right ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz secures strong 91% party endorsement amid economic struggles and far-right AfD challenge.

Germany's governing conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Friday re-elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz as its chairman. Merz was backed by a large majority of 91.

Difficult negotiations on how to settle the conflict in and around Ukraine are continuing in Geneva, Switzerland, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While the conditions of a long-term settlement ...

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Germany's former longtime leader, Angela Merkel, received a long round of applause on Friday as she attended her first national party conference since the end of her chancellorship in 2021. In his ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Friday not to let the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party "ruin" Germany and ...

On the international front, the Chancellor has made a splash, but on the home front, the scorecard has been more mixed. The level of support in the CDU will be an indicator of what he needs to do.

A year after his election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a congress of his conservative party Friday, bruised by ...

While Friedrich Merz tries to get his house in order at home, the chancellor is struggling with key European relationships ...

FCAS, which also involves Spain, is imploding at a high-stakes moment for Europe, as threat rises from Russia ...