Thanks to former chancellor Angela Merkel's asylum policy, Germany has taken in nearly half the Syrians seeking refuge in ...

Here’s a look at the life of Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1954 Birth place: Hamburg, Germany Birth name: Angela Dorothea Kasner Father: Horst Kasner, a ...

It’s a huge kindergarten here,’ says the party’s Alice Weidel, to whom the chancellor won’t speak.

Freedom of movement in the EU received another nail in its coffin yesterday after Poland became the latest European country ...

Julia Klöckner was seen as a controversial choice for Bundestag president — a role that traditionally requires a calm and ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the new German government's decision to turn away irregular migrants at the border, even if they claim asylum. "When someone says 'asylum' here on ...

Berlin considers strengthening investment screening powers to stop any future investors reactivating gas pipelines ...

Lawmakers have voted to suspend family reunification rights for refugees who do not hold full asylum status. Meanwhile, as ...

By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic ...

Merz avoided the antagonism that defined Trump’s relationship with one of his predecessors, Angela Merkel, in the Republican president’s first term. The 69-year-old Merz — who came to office with an ...

Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each ...

As leader of the opposition party, Friedrich Merz took a clear stance on foreign policy. But now as Germany’s chancellor, inconsistencies in his policies are emerging. It is becoming clear that he ...