Such talks often drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, but Merz is in a hurry to reach a deal with Europe's biggest economy facing economic malaise and an upheaval in relations with the U.S.

European leaders have pledged to stand by Ukraine in the wake of the contentious Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele ...

European leaders jumped to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s defense after his contentious meeting with President ...

European leaders rallied behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his heated exchange with Donald Trump on Friday ...

Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fanned out to European capitals this month delivering what ...

During a conversation in front of cameras, relations broke down as Trump and Zelensky started arguing in front of reporters, ...

Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament, with the two largest ...

At the same time, the CDU leader pointed out that "articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Treaty concerning consultation and assistance ...

Election winner Friedrich Merz said on Friday he was open to reforming Germany's legally prescribed spending limits as his ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) held "open ...

Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics Podcast, Carl Cannon spoke with historian and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Liana Fix ...

Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...