Friedrich Merz
Trump’s planned US troop drawdown from Germany questioned by allies at home, in Nato
Nato said it was working with the US to understand the details of the decision
German economy chief to make first trip to China to talk trade
She is likely to press the Asian nation on its widening surplus with Germany, a source says
Will Germany find a new economic equilibrium with China?
The Asian country’s domestic slowdown amid a volatile global outlook offers a strategic opening for Berlin to rebalance relations with Beijing
Merz brings big business group to China in bid to improve ties
The German economy has been shedding 10,000 manufacturing jobs a month
Germany’s Merz lands in Beijing hoping to reset ties, as China boasts its massive market
[BEIJING] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched down in Beijing on Wednesday hoping to reset bilateral ties, with China pitching itself as a reliable economic partner as Europe struggles to balance...
Merz eyes India business, defence deals in his first Asia trip
Both nations also aim to deepen cooperation in the pharmaceuticals sector and between defence companies
Merz says ‘obvious’ Putin-Zelensky meet won’t happen
GERMAN Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday it was now “obvious” that a hoped-for meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky would not happen.
Germany’s Merz welcomes EU trade deal with US
[BERLIN] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday welcomed the trade deal between the United States and the European Union, which he said avoided “needless escalation in transatlantic trade relation...
Germany’s Merz elected chancellor after surprise first-round loss
His eventual victory was bittersweet as the initial defeat pointed to rumblings of discontent within his uneasy coalition
Incoming German chancellor Merz, soon to be Europe’s most powerful leader, limps to start line
Modern politics can be brutally unforgiving for incumbent politicians. Yet, for incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz, who may soon become Europe’s most powerful politician, his popularity is plum...
