The German electorate has boosted conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in transatlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Only after the Poland invasion in 1939, and the realization that appeasement simply does not satiate a dictator’s appetite ...

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...

THE last time Germany held a snap national election, in 2005, there was a change of power from left-of-centre to ...

The euro eased off highs from a brief rally on Monday as the focus shifted from the election victory of Germany's ...