Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy. He is especially concerned about Germany's ailing relationships with France and Poland.

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats ... to pursue better relations with France and Poland, and to take a tougher stance against China, which he has described as a full ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Andrzej Duda makes pitch to be America's best friend in EU following comments by Fredrich Merz, in line to be Germany's next ...

Friedrich Merz (left), leader of the Christian Democratic ... promising to "repair the ties with its two great neighbors," France and Poland. Read more Subscribers only Macron and Merz meet ...

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...

The idea is being led by the UK and France, two of the most powerful militaries in Europe, but questions remain over who else could be involved. What about Germany, Poland and Italy?

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor ... He advocates for deeper engagement with France and Poland while pushing back against China, which he has labeled a ...

European elites are caught in a dangerous cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy. They claim U.S. President Donald Trump is ...

BERLIN—Friedrich Merz is the clear winner of the German election ... Further ahead, he and his counterparts in France, the ...

The US might go along with this though to accelerate the decline of Germany’s “peaceful” hegemony over the bloc in favor of a ...