And yet Germany’s leaders have struggled to come to grips with the full dimensions of the crisis. The prior government, a three-party coalition helmed by the center-left Social Democratic Party of ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it ...

In his 1st week as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz launches strict border controls to curb irregular migration while ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election ... new government’s ability to carry through on plans to push Europe’s largest economy out of stagnation FRANKFURT, Germany ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's new chancellor, leading a coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD. His ...

Photo: John Macdougall / AFP German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged reforms and investment ... off a string of ambitious plans to revive the struggling economy even as it faces a fresh ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Friedrich Merz's unprecedented failure to ... government's ability to carry through on plans to push Europe's largest economy out of stagnation. Tuesday's stumble ...

While some economists have welcomed Merz's plans to spend more to get the economy moving again ... go far enough in pushing deep, structural reforms.