IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described President Donald Trump's suggestion that the U_S_ could take ownership of the ...

With German elections just weeks away, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to denounce the far-right.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich ...

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, faces the challenge of revitalizing the economy and addressing immigration ...

In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...