Germany's former longtime leader, Angela Merkel, received a long round of applause on Friday as she attended her first national party conference since the end of her chancellorship in 2021. In his ...

Jana Schimke, a former CDU member of the Bundestag from Brandenburg and now head of Germany’s hotel and restaurant association, belongs to the party’s conservative wing, which long bristled at ...

A year after his national election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday passionately rallied his conservatives and ...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Europe’s freedom is dependent on its ability to defend itself. A year after winning power, the German leader told delegates of his centre-right ...

Germany's governing conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Friday re-elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz as its chairman. Merz was backed by a large majority of 91.

While Friedrich Merz tries to get his house in order at home, the chancellor is struggling with key European relationships ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel could be a candidate for Federal President in 2027, German media report.

Germany is grappling with social reforms and so are the Christian Democrats (CDU). Their party conference will focus on ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the far-right AfD of only serving its "own interests" during a CDU party conference speech. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel was welcomed as a special guest at the ...