Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor ... Germany's traditional core EU partner France but also with Poland and Italy, led by far-right premier Giorgia Meloni. Speaking at the World ...

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.

Germany's election frontrunner says Europeans are waiting for Germany to take the lead on dealing with the new American president.

After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz has vowed a bold return to international affairs.

After years in which Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become ... core EU partner France but also with Poland and Italy, led by far-right premier Giorgia Meloni.

The latest Politbarometer indicates a significant division among the German populace regarding the political strategies of the CDU/CSU, particularly under the leadership of Friedrich Merz. This marks the first instance where the Union has accepted support from the AfD for a motion concerning stricter migration policies,

Friedrich Merz leaned the right-wing AfD party to push through measures to restrict immigration.

France’s economy contracted at the end of last year as tailwinds from the Paris Olympics faded and a government collapse bruised confidence among businesses and consumers.Most Read from BloombergManha

No one is happier than Orban that centrist governments have begun to pick from his extremist playbook on migration. Ideas that were rejected years ago as non-starters, such as sending failed asylum seekers to deportation camps outside EU borders, are now on the menu.

From Nigel Farage to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU politicians are competing for the privilege of being Europe’s Trump whisperer.