Der folgende Standpunkt wurde von Uwe Froschauer geschrieben: "Wer vorschnell nach dem Motto „Etwas Besseres als die Ampel ...

Those were the words of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz in the German Bundestag as he sought to justify taking on massive new debts — a motion that was then ...

Merz wants cuts BERLIN, March 28 (Reuters) - Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as major areas needing ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz at talks between the conservative union CDU/CSU parties and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) on the formation of a future government ...

But voter reaction to Merz's decision will surface in the polls in the coming weeks, Wolf said. "It is quite likely that this will cost the (CDU/CSU) and Friedrich Merz support." Already ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is open to making concessions to the Greens to secure support for constitutional changes that would unleash hundreds of billions of euros in defense and ...

Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz, opined that the staggering rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), with its vote share of almost 20%, is a “real warning bell, a real alarm bell for the political ...

Germany's chancellor designate Friedrich Merz wants to scrap restraints on borrowing and allow for much higher defence ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday night that Germany would amend the constitution to exempt defense and security outlays from limits on fiscal spending to do "whatever it takes ...