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Chatham House17h
Merz and Macron can restart Europe’s Franco–German engine
As Friedrich Merz becomes German chancellor, Emmanuel Macron may finally have found the partner he needs for France and ...
Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor
Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...
Politico Europe1d
Germany’s center-left leader will be finance minister in the Merz government
SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.
Euractiv22h
Merz is the new ‘sheriff’ in EPP’s town
Delegates at the EPP congress believe Germany's Christian Democrats and their incoming chancellor will take charge of the ...
Proto Thema3d
Stricter immigration policy, stronger defense, and counterproposals to Trump’s tariffs promised by Merz
The CDU and SPD have a "common duty" to prevent further success of the AfD, says Merz – "Germany is not involved in the war ...
Politico Europe2d
Merz announces first German Cabinet choices
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting hands key ministries to CDU veterans and business figures, setting the tone for a more ...
Merz is in a stalemate over Ukraine — Emmerich
The future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz does not have a good solution for Ukraine. This was stated by DW* columnist Dirk ...
The Economist3h
Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak
Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...