Moving away from its historic role, conservatism is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the far right.

Germany’s opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a ...

BERLIN - Ukraine must win the war against Russia, regain lost territory and be free to join military alliances, Mr Friedrich Merz - favourite to become Germany’s next chancellor - said on Jan 23. Mr ...

Ukraine must win the war against Russia, regain lost territory and be free to join military alliances, Friedrich Merz, favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said Thursday. "Winning also means ...

The Commission will 'reassess needs' in the protection of borders for the next multi-annual budget, as European People's Party joins right wing forces in asking for financement ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the lost trust of key allies and ensure Berlin is more assertive on the global ...

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 ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, just ...

The ruling elite’s responses to Trump include unifying Europe under German leadership, making the continent militarily ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump.

There is an ongoing debate in Europe about how best to handle the incoming Trump administration. Some argue that Trump should ...

Poland is the biggest spender by share of ... anything else would be naïve in view of the positioning of the USA," Habeck said. Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's opposition Christian Democrat ...