The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

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Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

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Sir Keir Starmer must offer Europe the protection of Britain’s nuclear weapons amid fears of Donald Trump scaling back ...

The Franco-German partnership, historically central to key decisions in Brussels, has been strained over the past three years ...

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Friedrich Merz, who led the Christian Democratic Union to victory at the polls, referred to a strong Europe independent of ...

Friedrich Merz questioned the reliability of the United States as an ally, calling for better European integration ...

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

With domestic problems and foreign policy crises looming large, the pressure is on to form a new government in Berlin. View ...