Such talks often drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, but Merz is in a hurry to reach a deal with Europe's biggest economy facing economic malaise and an upheaval in relations with the U.S.

Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has made clear he's no fan of US President Donald Trump.

Germany’s 2025 election results mark a right-wing shift, reshaping European politics and US-EU relations. As CDU and AfD gain ...

Shortly after the German election polls closed Sunday, Elon Musk placed a congratulatory call — but not to conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who will become Germany’s next chancellor.

Amid a growing divide between the United States and Europe, the continent has sharply accelerated its efforts to address ...

Libertarians, progressives, and national conservatives who've been pining for a de-Americanization of European military ...

France and Britain are unlikely to include European allies in their nuclear deterrence, analysts said after future German ...

Trump vindicated the French president on self-reliant defense. But with Putin looming, the hard work starts now for Europe.

The hundreds of billions of euros figures kicking around are between one-third and four-fifths of the entire United States ...

At the same time, the CDU leader pointed out that "articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Treaty concerning consultation and assistance ...

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started exploratory talks on a possible coalition government ...