Not so long ago, European corporate bosses were worried about missing out on the “Trump bump”. U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Forget the back-slapping pol ready to banter about the Bundesliga; Friedrich Merz is a former corporate lawyer who wrote a ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz on Sunday (March 5, 2025) reiterated that he was open to France extending its nuclear deterrent in ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new ...

We simply must become stronger together in nuclear deterrence in Europe,' Merz, expected to become Germany's next chancellor, ...

Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor-in-waiting, advocates nuclear talks with France and Britain while maintaining U.S. protection. He calls for stronger European defense amid rising tensions from Russia ...

Chris Bryant is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies in Europe. Previously, he was a reporter for the ...

The CDU/CSU and SPD are proposing to create a special fund of €500bn for infrastructure and defence by reforming the ...

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military spending without limit. #EuropeNews ...