Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think more than one step ahead and breaking promises.

German Chancellor Merz's meeting with President Trump is expected to cover trade disputes and defense concerns, with Merz backing Trump's call to increase NATO's military spending.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet President Trump at the White House, where they are expected to discuss issues including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as tariffs and trade.

Friedrich Merz, the newly inaugurated German chancellor, will take a seat in the Oval Office on Thursday for his first in-person meeting with US President Donald Trump.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday France and Germany should stick to prior agreements on the configuration of the joint Franco-German fighter jet FCAS project, after a report ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as Germany’s 10th chancellor on Tuesday morning. Instead, he failed to win enough votes in Parliament, which is usually merely a symbolic step, falling ...

Merz has however appeared more receptive than Scholz to French proposals on European strategic autonomy and common defence, in part due to the uncertainty U.S. President Donald Trump has cast over ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

Merz avoids a blowup in the Oval, but Trump goes his own way on Russia. Germany’s new leader disarmed the president with praise, but their daylight on the war was clear.

In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump likened the war between Russia and Ukraine to a fight between two children who hate each other.

Merz's conservatives won February's election with 28.5% of the vote, leaving them in need of at least one partner to form a majority government. On Monday, ...