Friedrich Merz

Germany Pledges Patriot Air Defense for Ukraine

11-07-2025 09:33:35

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on Thursday that Germany is prepared to purchase US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile defense systems for Kyiv.

Germany's Merz 'Cautiously Optimistic' Over EU-US Tariff Agreement

10-07-2025 19:35:04

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday expressed confidence that an agreement will soon be reached in the US-EU tariff dispute,

'Germany is Back': Parties Agree on Massive €500BN Spending Plan

16-03-2025 16:27:18

Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Friday hailed a cross-party agreement on a landmark infrastructure and defence package amounting to €500 billion ($545 billion).

Germany: Merkel Again Criticizes Merz over Vote with AfD

06-02-2025 19:25:44

The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to pass a motion in parliament.

Germany: Scholz Open to New Merz Talks, on Old Ground

09-11-2024 18:47:17

A party ally says Chancellor Scholz would be open to talks with Friedrich Merz on when to move towards new elections, but only after dealing with urgent business in parliament. Merz earlier said this wasn't acceptable.

German Conservatives Name Merz Chancellor Candidate

17-09-2024 17:10:47

Germany's conservative parties chose opposition leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor in next year's federal elections. He will likely run against Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats.

Latest