German opposition leader Friedrich Merz sees potential in collaborating with U.S. President Trump, advocating for a strong European negotiating stance. His call for unified military purchases faces challenges from France's defense industry.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump could prove an interesting partner for Europe provided the region had a strong common negotiating position.

President Volodymyr Zelensky separately met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz and Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22. Talks between Zelensky and Merz focused on "necessary efforts and coordinated actions with allies to achieve a just and lasting peace,

Latest YouGov poll shows Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc commanding 28% of voter support, leading Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats by 9 percentage points - Anadolu Ajansı

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to ... Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a day after Trump's inauguration, Merz recalled congratulating ...

Davos 2025: Trade, Tariffs, AI and UN Chief Guterres Dominate World Economic Forum Agenda DAVOS ... leader and would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz in an effort to stir up support for Ukraine's ...

The war in Ukraine must end with no hope for Putin, who initiated it, to achieve his goals and subjugate Ukraine. This statement was made by Fried

President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term.

German Chancellor Hopeful: Europe Must Consider What to Offer Trump BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich ... offer," Merz said in a discussion at the World Economic Forum's ...

A speech by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticizing fossil fuel use and warning of the perils of artificial intelligence has headlined the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual ...

The leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, Friedrich Merz, sides with the far-right AfD party, breaking political taboo. But will the move prove to

Friedrich Merz’s hard-line shift on migration is a calculated gambit by the German conservative leader to neutralize the far right and deliver a breakthrough with wavering voters, according to people familiar with his thinking.