The clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity. Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich ...

More German leadership in Europe had been Merz's pitch since his opposition days, and he has repeatedly scoffed at his ...

Finance minister and party leader Lars Klingbeil confronts internal dissent rooted in Willy Brandt’s ‘Ostpolitik’ ...

Sanctions against Russia, the Gaza war, and a trade dispute with the United States: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spent ...

A summit light on concrete deliverables could see some progress towards a new Russia sanctions package – but Hungary's stubbornness on Ukraine is set to continue.

Germany's conservative-led government will stop funding groups that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean, a foreign ministry ...

This week’s Nato summit in the Hague was marred by a tragic irony. Donald Trump achieved a major diplomatic victory as his calls for increased European defence spending converted into reality. The ...