Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy. He is especially concerned about Germany's ailing relationships with France and Poland.Just three ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed Russia's war in Ukraine and European security with Friedrich Merz, the German ...

U.K. native Timothy Garton Ash is one of the world's most influential historians. He discusses what Germany’s «shocking» ...

In today’s edition of The Capitals, discover more about the new Austrian government’s push for an EU electricity market ...

The US might go along with this though to accelerate the decline of Germany’s “peaceful” hegemony over the bloc in favor of a ...

In Germany’s special election Sunday, seven months earlier than the normal date because the trio-run government collapsed, ...

Finding money to adapt to the new security reality poses huge challenges. Also in short supply is the political courage and ...

Make Germany Great Again!” It was with this slogan that Friedrich Merz emerged as the main victor in last Sunday’s general election in Germany. Sounds familiar? To be exact, the man who is set to ...

Trump vindicated the French president on self-reliant defense. But with Putin looming, the hard work starts now for Europe.

If the US military ships out, the Europeans will need speed, cohesion and piles of money – not exactly attributes they’re ...

Europe’s economic powerhouse is faltering due to competition from China in manufacturing, an ageing population and influx of ...