While he argues that Germany’s debt at just 62% of GDP is very low compared to peers, Merz insists that the country’s constitutionally enshrined brake on borrowing shouldn’t be compromised.

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber. ... 2025 at Davos, Switzerland. Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung via Getty Images. Mr ...

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to ... The leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union will address the annual meetings in Davos on Jan. 21, according to a schedule published on Tuesday.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday the EU should do a "quick and simple" trade deal with the United States rather than a "slow and complicated" one.

Friedrich Merz will einen Draht zu US-Präsident Donald Trump finden – ob das gelingt, wird seine Amtszeit maßgeblich beeinflussen. Drei Themen werden im Weißen Haus entscheidend sein.

New German leader Friedrich Merz meeting Trump next week at the White House Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on ...

Hier spricht Friedrich Merz Englisch – und manch einer traut seinen Ohren kaum. Die Szene ... Beim Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos sollte der CDU-Chef bei einem Talk auf der Bühne Englisch sprechen.

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think more than one step ahead and breaking promises.

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel.