True to its Gaullist legacy, France has always been wary of becoming too dependent on the Western world’s great superpower.

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, ...

Germany's conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz unveiled his party's coalition deal with the centre-left Social ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's next leader, the conservative Friedrich Merz, vowed Wednesday to "move the country forward again" by ...

There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been ...

Poland currently holds the rotating EU presidency and as one of the countries most opposed, it is not expected to push for a ...

Friedrich Merz is set to take over as leader of Europe's top economy just as US President Donald Trump has sparked global ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to work with extreme groups for decades.