Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as ...

Germany's interior minister claimed success for her outgoing government in efforts to curb irregular immigration, saying ...

Germany's interior minister claimed victory for her outgoing government in its battle against irregular immigration, saying ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization ...

Merz’s embrace of compromise with the SPD and the Greens (who are expected to play a role in the coalition) risks being seen ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats sounded upbeat as they began what should ...

The leaders of the centre right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU) - the CDU's sister party that ...

BERLIN - The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on ...

Germany's presumptive next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said coalition negotiations between his conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) were focused on resolving major points of contention but ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks.

What's the outlook for German coalition negotiations? CDU leader and likely chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has said he ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...