Friedrich Merz wants to ban Germans from calling in sick to work in a bid to tackle soaring rates of absenteeism.

China once underpinned Germany’s industrial growth but has now become a force behind its deindustrialization. BERLIN — China was once the promised land for German industry. Now it's a massive ...

As far as appearances go, the speech was pretty good, delivered in the near-impeccable English of a man who spent many years ...

Chancellor must strike a balance between those wanting a toned-down Brussels trade policy and those backing tougher action against Beijing.

German police are probing several people over potentially insulting comments posted on Facebook amid a visit by Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the south-western city of Heilbronn last year, a police ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during his opening speech at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, stated: "I'm afraid we ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will pay an official visit to China from Wednesday to Thursday at the invitation of ...

During his campaign, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signaled a radical change from previous leaders’ cheerleading for trade ...

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday ruled out a further loosening of German ...

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday he expected the burden on German ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to visit China from February 24 to 27, 2026. This marks his first official trip ...