Feb 23, 2025 · BERLIN — Friedrich Merz did not even wait for the final results in Germany's election before delivering what could well be a defining verdict on U.S. President Donald …

Feb 23, 2025 · The results from Germany’s most consequential election in a generation are still coming in, but Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU is projected to win the biggest share of …

Feb 24, 2025 · Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving former lawyer but he may clash with President Donald …

Feb 27, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 24, 2025 · The German sense of deep domestic insecurity prompted Friedrich Merz to suggest last week that he'd look to France and Britain to form a European nuclear umbrella, to …

Feb 5, 2025 · Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany’s next leader, is “highly concerned” about recent developments in the United States under Donald Trump’s second …

Feb 24, 2025 · Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said an "absolute priority" for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S. following comments by President Donald Trump.

Jan 2, 2025 · The German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who is in pole position to become the country’s next chancellor, has said the EU should make a fresh attempt at a sweeping free …

Nov 10, 2024 · (Bloomberg) -- German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who’s dominating polls ahead of an expected snap election, said he would look to ink deals with incoming US …

Feb 24, 2025 · US President Donald Trump congratulated Friedrich Merz on his party's parliamentary election win, highlighting the German voters' frustration with the previous …