Germans may only be granted early retirement if their job requires manual labour under tough reforms. Friedrich Merz's centrist coalition is planning to change a rule which allows Germans to retire ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s warning this week that Jewish life in his country “is no longer safe” reflects concerns voiced by some Jews in Berlin.

Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron are pushing versions of gradual EU integration that could give countries like Ukraine access to the single market, funding and security cooperation before full ...

Although the chancellor is prone to exaggerate the scale of his modest proposals, his dwindling band of supporters appreciate his commitment to them. Yet navigating the reforms through the Bundestag ...

German economic think tanks urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition on Thursday to stay the course on policy reforms after heavy losses in regional elections fuelled speculation the measures could ...

Friedrich Merz’s demeanour was grim as he stepped before the cameras on Sunday evening to address his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party after two more disappointing state election results.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz may have survived the triumph of the far right in this month's state elections in eastern Germany and Berlin but the shock to his coalition could force ​him to water down his ...

A punishing week for Germany’s chancellor, Istanbul’s shipyards pivot from cereals to salvage, the UK plans a parliamentary hearing to establish why it kind of sucks at Eurovision and Oulu's climate ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will confront conservative lawmakers in Berlin on Tuesday after the Christian Democrats’ worst-ever state election result to find a way to salvage his reform agenda.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a stark warning Monday, declaring that Jewish life in Germany “is no longer safe” amid a surge in antisemitism. “The fact that Jewish life in Germany is no ...

Yet even the staunchest Merz support must see that his chancellorship is over. The only one who doesn’t seem to get it is Friedrich Merz himself. The tragic figure, who became chancellor last year in ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has started the week more damaged than ever after his centre-right CDU party suffered two ...