Berlin must redefine its role in European leadership, manage strained relations with both Washington and Moscow, and sustain ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne ...

Germany woke Monday after an election in which the center-right conservatives won the most votes but far-right nationalists ...

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has pledged to achieve “independence” from the United States after his centre-right alliance won ...

Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said an "absolute priority" for him will be to distance Europe from the ...

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 ...

Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% ...

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

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

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.