Merz’s “real independence” statement would have been noteworthy coming from any German chancellor. But it is even more striking when one considers the fact that Merz is a committed transatlanticist ...

The resonance of far-right politics among younger voters suggests that Germany’s political landscape is undergoing a ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

The fourth-quarter output declined 0.2% from the previous three months, as first stated and generally predicted by experts.

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz last week said the UK and France should discuss whether their nuclear protection ...

The leader of AfD, the far-right Germany political party, has boldly claimed it will be the largest party in the country by ...

Over beer, pretzels and sausages, guests gathered last night at the German ambassador’s house in Belgravia to watch the federal election results come in. The fact that the mood scarcely changed ...

These safeguards — keeping annual deficits below 1.5 per cent in the long term, and reducing excess debt by at least half a percentage point per year — “bite more” for the likes of Germany, Finland ...

Merz’s Conservative CDU emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s federal elections, winning 208 seats in the 630-seat German ...

The Franco-German partnership, historically central to key decisions in Brussels, has been strained over the past three years ...