The clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity. Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday the EU should do a "quick and simple" trade deal with the United States ...

Germany is not on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons,' says government spokesman following call from Chancellor Friedrich ...

Chancellor Merz reiterates that US nuclear umbrella remains vital, but also stresses that Europeans could begin developing ...

Nuclear deterrence cooperation between France and Germany is a matter for the "very, very long term," German Chancellor ...

France and Germany are at odds over the negotiating strategy on trade with the US, while the Commission is increasingly doubtful about securing a zero-tariff deal.

When I was a young foreign service officer we briefed the president on foreign leaders with whom he would meet. I doubt such ...

The chief of Italian bank UniCredit is continuing a push to tie up with Commerzbank , writing letters last month to German ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s €46 billion ($53 billion) package of tax breaks was approved by Germany’s lower house of ...

Friedrich Merz's stance against displaying the rainbow flag at the German parliament for the upcoming Christopher Street Day ...

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Germany’s conservative candidate and leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union is the frontrunner to become chancellor. He has pulled conservatives markedly to the right since the reign of ...