Its probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

The event was organized by Spain's Vox party in Madrid under the banner "Make Europe Great Again." The leaders applauded ...

As for the roots of Germans’ despair, there’s a long list. Start with an economy that has flatlined for five years amid ...

Over the past week, much of Germany’s attention has been focused on huge protests against Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz for his flirtation ... the Netherlands, Italy, ...

Standing ovations with slow, rhythmic applause are the order of the day at each campaign appearance of CDU leader Friedrich Merz. The lanky, bespectacled lawyer will turn 70 in November.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday warned of a "European crisis" if his conservative rival Friedrich Merz passes proposed reforms to migration law, as the rivals faced off in a heated TV debate.

German election campaigns usually have a sense of quiet inevitability about them. Accurate polls long in advance give a good idea of who will be chancellor, and with which coalition partners. So it ...

The leaders of the CDU/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder, told supporters in Nuremberg that their victory would keep the far-right AfD at bay. But protesters across Germany are angry at ...

It was "a question of fundamental importance." Friedrich Merz, the leader of the opposition CDU, used the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to see a non-binding resolution on ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support ...

FLENSBURG, Germany — Friedrich Merz is Germany’s likely next chancellor, but how he will form a coalition government is looking increasingly uncertain. At a campaign event on Friday in the northern ...

Discover all the benefits of Euractiv +. BERLIN – Germany‘s election frontrunner Friedrich Merz received a boost in a hotly anticipated poll released on Thursday, which suggested that voters ...