The country once seen as a climate trailblazer is in danger of becoming a laggard, as the party almost certain to lead the ...

In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

Its probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's outgoing government on Wednesday extended by six months the border checks it imposed on all its ...

Friedrich Merz has pledged to take a leading role in uniting the continent in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

Friedrich Merz, the leading candidate for Germany’s next chancellor, has said that Europe must be united in foreign, security ...

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had sought to restrict immigration rules with the support of the Alternative for ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter ...