Now, another Western European NATO member has made a surprising announcement in favor of Trump’s 5 percent goal: Germany. The ...

Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine. Merz’s two-party ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday that Germany will keep supporting Ukraine in his final call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a day before stepping aside to make way for Friedrich Merz.Scholz ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his farewell speech on Monday evening, praised Germany's imminent change of government as an "expression of democratic normality." In these times, "it is by ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

Germany's new finance minister has started intensive preparations for the 2025 and 2026 budgets, with savings necessary ...

Germany has dropped its long-standing opposition to labeling nuclear energy as green, potentially reshaping EU energy policy ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's domestic intelligence agency ... outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. "I am against a quick shot, we have to evaluate the classification carefully," he ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II. As part of the deal, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) is set to meet on Friday to appoint its new leadership, months after its catastrophic ...