On February 23, CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who is expected to become the new chancellor of Germany after the early federal elections, spoke to The Economist....
Olaf Scholz, the incumbent chancellor of the Social Democrats (SPD), and Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), faced each other for the first...
According to the ARD Deutschlandtrend poll published in Germany on Thursday, Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is in first place with 31 percent of the...
Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) have taken a significant step, potentially breaching the established “firewall” policy against the far-right, by passing a motion on immigration with the...
Germany’s typically “hawkish” central bank governor, Joachim Nagel, has shifted from discussing technical adjustments to proposing more significant reforms to the country’s constitutional budget deficit rule....
CDU leader Friedrich Merz, widely regarded as the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, has pledged to lead Europe in crafting a unified approach to Donald...
Germany’s economy contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, highlighting the severity of the downturn facing Europe’s largest economy. Europe’s largest economy shrank by 0.2%...
Friedrich Merz, the politician likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, has vowed to restore Germany’s industrial competitiveness by putting climate policy on the back burner. In...
Germany’s conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, has called for a unified European strategy to establish a “common vision” for peace in Ukraine. During his visit to...
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), leading in opinion polls ahead of Germany’s upcoming elections on 23 February, have proposed significant...
