• Why France and Germany may be all smiles on the surface, but deeply divided on the future of European defence and diplomacy ...

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof confirmed on Friday that his predecessor, current NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, wants ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed openness to EU joint borrowing for defense but emphasized its use only in exceptional cases. He voiced concerns over global debt levels and noted a more ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said he has no hopes of Ukraine joining NATO in the near future, as he visited ...

Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor. His grand coalition has got off to a rocky ...

BERLIN – Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the Ukraine war and trade rows with US President Donald Trump on ...

Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, positioning Germany towards the US, China and Israel are high on the agenda. In line with the German “ Staatsräson ” – an element of foreign policy that recognises ...

During his first trip to Brussels as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz expressed openness to EU borrowing for defense, given exceptional circumstances. The EU's largest economy, Germany, traditionally ...

Germany's Friedrich Merz made clear Friday that Berlin was back at the European top table, ready to help steer the bloc at a ...

Friedrich Merz did not rule out common European Union borrowing for defence on Friday during his first trip to Brussels as ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday supported US President Donald Trump's proposal for a 30-day unconditional ...

According to Mertz, his conversation with US President Donald Trump on Thursday made him expect the US to increase "pressure on Russia" and believe that "following this weekend there will be a phase d ...