The budget debate in the Bundestag was a repulsive spectacle, demonstrating the ruthlessness with which the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats are implementing a reckless programme of rearmament ...

Leonid Slutsky slammed the German chancellor’s actions as a "dead-end policy leading only to a global confrontation" ...

MOSCOW, July 11. /TASS/. It’s become clear that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks confrontation with Moscow and wants to aggressively mobilize Europe, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s €46 billion ($53 billion) package of tax breaks was approved by German upper-house lawmakers, the ...

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reaffirmed Germany's determination to take a leading role in European defence amid the ...

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View Friedrich Merz’s Fast Facts on CNN and learn about the chancellor of Germany.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life Friedrich Merz, chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: November 11, 1955 Birth place: Brilon, Germany Birth name: Joachim ...

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.