German election winner seeks ‘independence’ from U.S. What does that mean?
Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz calls for European 'independence from US' as he blasts Trump and Musk
Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’ ...
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Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US as conservatives win vote
Germany’s Friedrich Merz has pledged to achieve “independence” from the United States after his centre-right alliance won ...
Markets relieved by German election result, but key industries remain mired in uncertainty
The outcome of the German election “has not resulted in a clear path to the constitution being changed to allow for a step ...
Germany’s likely next chancellor warns Nato could soon be dead
Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, has warned Nato could be finished and Europe must prepare ...
Trump congratulates conservatives over German election results
Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% ...
Europe Should 'Achieve Independence' From US, Says Germany's Merz
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...
Germany’s Merz welcomes Starmer’s interest in closer post-Brexit EU relations
Friedrich Merz questioned the reliability of the United States as an ally, calling for better European integration ...
Germany, dodging a bullet, now faces a hostile U.S.
Germans have given establishment parties one last chance. Right-wing populists wait on the sidelines. PARIS — The good news ...