While he argues that Germany’s debt at just 62% of GDP is very low compared to peers, Merz insists that the country’s constitutionally enshrined brake on borrowing shouldn’t be compromised.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s €46 billion ($53 billion) package of tax breaks was approved by German upper-house lawmakers, the ...

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber. ... 2025 at Davos, Switzerland. Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung via Getty Images. Mr ...

Germany’s Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his rival in the Feb. 23 election, Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz, are bringing their campaigns to the World Economic Forum in Davos ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reaffirmed Germany's determination to take a leading role in European defence amid the ...

Friedrich Merz set to become Germany's Chancellor following coalition agreement between CDU and SPD. The deal outlines economic priorities while keeping the far-right AfD out of government.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is optimistic that the European Union can agree a trade deal with the United States by the ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday France and Germany should stick to prior agreements on the configuration ...

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Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat in Parliament that threatened to hobble the next government before ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think more than one step ahead and breaking promises.