TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...

Merz is now facing a myriad of challenges, including keeping his coalition government united and boosting Germany's ...

New German government can credibly claim fresh start with its appointments and responsibilities, but given challenging times, ...

Friedrich Merz’s new coalition government was supposed to herald an era of unity and responsible governance. Built on a pact ...

The conservatives of Germany's designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social ... Scholz himself will not be part of the new cabinet but stay on in parliament as a lawmaker.

Friedrich Merz has plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor. He presented ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney was sworn in as leader of Canada after winning elections on April 28. Liberals have secured a fourth term under Carney, who also elected a Cabinet within two weeks of his ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a powerful ultimatum to Russia President Vladimir Putin to either make real progress toward ending the Ukraine war this week—or face crippling new EU ...

The ban will remain in place until the trial of the party and its leadership over deaths of hundreds of protesters at the ...

On 6 May, in the second round of voting, the Bundestag elected Friedrich Merz (CDU) Germany’s Chancellor, with the support of 325 out of 630 MPs. The repeated vote was necessary, as for the first time ...