Merkel’s political career was shaped by these early years, by her ingrained belief in freedom, the word she chose as a title ...

Donald Trump is nothing if not mercurial. Tariffs are announced, then delayed, dropped, or reannounced. Friends become ...

Germany on Monday mourned the death of Bernhard Vogel, a political titan who led state governments on both sides of the country's former divide. Vogel, from the conservative Christian Democratic Union ...

Germany's President Horst Koehler and Chancellor Angela Merkel attended an ecumenical worship service ... Johannes Berthold, recalled the violent and unjust nature of the regime. The Stasi - the East ...

It would be a remarkable comeback for a man pushed aside by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and who failed to take charge of his party twice. He left politics altogether for two decades ...

Germany is poised to go back to the future, with final polls indicating Sunday’s federal election will return the country to another grand coalition echoing the era of Angela Merkel. Merkel’s ...

It nonetheless has the air of revenge for Merz. Revenge against his eternal rival, Angela Merkel, who repeatedly hindered his political rise before returning to haunt his campaign with public ...

Von der Leyen, 66, has reigned supreme in Brussels ever since former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her political patron, helped to catapult her into the powerful executive role in 2019. Indeed, ...

I imagine that because of some of the things I come out with, I will also be getting my collar felt by the woke Stasi as well. As you know, I’m not 100% well at the moment – probably about 20% ...

Who is Merz and what is he like? With Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, we had figures who seemed somewhat wooden in public, but perhaps were more dynamic in person. How does Merz differ? Friedrich ...