German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Wednesday put in motion the new government's plans to crack down on irregular ...

Climate issues took a back seat during Germany's election campaign. Is that likely to change under the incoming coalition government?

Climate issues took a back seat during Germany's election campaign. With the war in Ukraine, high energy prices and a ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable ...

Friedrich Merz clinches German chancellorship in a second-round vote, overcoming a historic first-ballot setback.

An unsettling start for the Merz government resurrects doubts about Berlin as the EU's stable political centre.

Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as the new chancellor of Germany after a second vote in the country’s parliament, hours ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

After some difficulty, Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor. His personal popularity is low. Most Germans don't trust him, not least because of his approach to the far-right AfD.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday, but only after a dramatic second-round ...

Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th chancellor since World War II ...