Friedrich Merz wasted no time in heralding a new era for Europe, and one without the US as a key partner, writes Europe ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

Voters turned out in record numbers for the German election. Here’s a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in ...

The treasurer’s visit to Washington this week shows the difficulties of navigating the risks and presidential whims ...

For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that ...

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

Hard-right Alternative for Germany comes second in parliamentary elections, doubling vote share from 2021.

Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc emerged as the frontrunner in Germany’s national election ...