Europe Should 'Achieve Independence' From US, Says Germany's Merz
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...
German CDU leader Merz welcomes UK's interest in improving Europe ties
Germany's conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz welcomed on Monday the interest shown by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...
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Call for military ‘independence’ from US puts spotlight on Europe’s vulnerabilities
The man poised to be Germany’s next leader delivered a jolt this week when he warned that the demise of NATO in its current ...
Under Merz, Germany set for foreign, security policy shift
Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...
German family-run machine maker issues SOS to future government
Facing a slowing German economy, high energy bills, onerous bureaucracy and the threat of US tariffs, a Black Forest-based ...
Outgoing German lawmakers could fund defence boost, leave debt brake for new parliament
Germany could approve a fund to boost defence spending before the outgoing parliament steps down next month, while leaving ...
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
Germany's Merz takes aim at US interference, pledges European unity
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz pledged to help Europe achieve "real independence from the US" on defence in stark remarks hours after his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc won Sunday's ...