Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream Conservatives ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

Congratulatory messages and reactions have begun to trickle in as Friedrich Merz and the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

Germany’s conservatives won the national election on Sunday but a fractured vote handed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) its ...

Trump's statements on Ukraine last week make it "clear" Americans are "largely indifferent to the fate of Europe," Merz said.

Germany’s centre-right leader Friedrich Merz has won federal elections, and is set to steer Europe’s largest economy towards a more stable government as he seeks to form a coalition with the ...

Asia Market Update: EU-area gains on DE election, Ukraine peace chances and weak US data on Fri; Apple shocks with kowtow to ...

Merz, 69, faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a ...

Merz had signalled openness to reforming Germany’s “debt brake” to finance badly needed infrastructure investments and a ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...