Germany’s conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed to deepen talks over forming a new government, a step forward as ...

Such a plan would mark a step-change in Germany’s traditionally conservative approach to public borrowing. Berlin in 2009 ...

The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

According to Friedrich Merz, his conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party leaders agreed on common ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and Social Democrats have completed preliminary coalition talks. They ...

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

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

German election winner Friedrich Merz is leading coalition talks with the SPD, focusing on illegal migration, economic support, and strengthened defenses. The CDU/CSU and SPD face time constraints to ...

Election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a major step forward towards forming a coalition government, heads of the parties said.

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

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats and the SPD have struck a preliminary deal, Merz told reporters on Saturday.

Center-right election winner Friedrich Merz, who is trying to form a coalition government with the center-left Social ...