German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects his government to take decisions on a possible reform of Germany's strict debt rules ...

View Friedrich Merz’s Fast Facts on CNN and learn about the chancellor of Germany.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life Friedrich Merz, chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: November 11, 1955 Birth place: Brilon, Germany Birth name: Joachim ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion.

President Trump plans to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz next week in Washington, D.C., in the first meeting between the two leaders.

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.

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German chancellor.

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in becoming Germany's new Chancellor after a defeat in the first round of voting.

Friedrich Merz has been elected Germany’s next chancellor after securing 325 votes in a second-round Bundestag vote, following an unexpected defeat in the first round. His win ends weeks of ...

Europe News: Friedrich Merz, 69, a conservative stalwart and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, was elected Germany’s 10th postwar chancellor on Tuesday after a dram.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after his new alliance with the centre-left Social Democrats was dealt a ...