Born in 1955 in the west German town of Brilon, Merz studied law and was first elected to the Bundestag in 1994. After ...

For the second time in his life, Friedrich Merz is a step away from taking charge of Germany. Losing the fight to control the ...

In one casual sentence, Friedrich Merz upended Germany’s economic policy. Addressing the debt brake, a strict legal limit on ...

A win would give Friedrich Merz the daunting task of rebuilding a German economy that hasn’t grown since 2019—and establish ...

The Schuldenbremse was enshrined in the German constitution in 2009 by then chancellor Angela Merkel — a CDU politician — in ...

A group of German lawmakers, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has proposed legislation to legalize abortions during the ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader and possible next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said further discussions on policy ...

EADaily, November 12th, 2024. There are no smart or even sane people left among European politicians. With such leaders, ...

Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he could be open to reforming the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0.35% of ...

The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who’s dominating polls ahead of an expected snap election, said he would look to ink ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz launched his election bid with a stinging attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz, calling ...