The Latest Breaking News from Friedrich Merz

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in August that Berlin would not authorise any exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice".

The German government is lifting its restrictions on military exports to Israel

At the annual meeting of the Junge Union, the joint youth organisation of the CDU/CSU ruling coalition, the divide between delegates and Merz widened — especially when it came to pension reform policy.

In his speech to his party’s youth wing on Saturday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) clearly distanced himself from the far-right AfD and stressed the importance of Europe and the European Union.

Germany’s governing coalition has agreed to subsidize energy prices for heavy industry over the next three years

Voluntary model with incentives will instead aim to attract young people into forces in face of growing Russian threat

A hit Netflix documentary about Germany’s favourite rapper demonstrates how popular the aesthetics of migrant life are – just as politicians debate how to remove it from inner cities

Top European leadership is set to skip the EU-CELAC summit on Sunday marked by tensions between the United States and Colombia. Donald Trump is also pursuing an aggressive policy on Venezuela, with Nicolás Maduro in focus. Europeans cite low attendance to cancel summit participation.

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility seeks seeks to leverage investments into €108 billion that can be used to pay 74 developing countries for every hectare of forest they conserve.

If German steel production moves abroad, researchers warn this could result in a loss of up to €50 billion per year in value added.

Chancellor suggests deportations could begin ‘in the near future’ as government seeks to counter rise of AfD