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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Chancellor-in-waiting Merz wants to form a coalition by Easter and has warned it was "five minutes to midnight" for Europe to ...

Losing faith in Washington as a military ally, Berlin wants to rip up the old fiscal orthodoxy. But it’s now a race against ...