Brazilian authorities have raged against comments by Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz in which he appeared to look down on ...

A remark by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about Brazil that offended President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been taken ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s spokesperson has denied that the German leader meant to denigrate Brazil after visiting the city ...

Has Friedrich Merz insulted Brazil? That's why he flew to Belém, the city in northern Brazil on the Amazon River, where this year's climate conference is being held. After his return from Brazil, Merz ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil signalled a new European patriotism to protect the steel industry on Thursday after a summit bringing together domestic producers, ...

Friedrich Merz hat mit seinem Stadtbild-Kommentar eine Debatte losgetreten. Ein Demokratieforscher meint: bewusst. Denn die CDU ist in der Zwickmühle. Berlin – Friedrich Merz hat es wieder getan: Er ...

Union und SPD möchten das Bürgergeld abschaffen und eine Neue Grundsicherung einführen. Diese soll schärfere Sanktionen ...

ASK ANA PAULA BÜSSE, who oversees job centres in Hannover, about the tangled web of Germany’s benefits system and you receive a reply that blends Proustian complexity with Kafkaesque absurdity. Is the ...

Der Kanzler sieht die junge Bundesrepublik als konfliktfrei, doch historische Fakten zeigen zahlreiche Krisen und gesellschaftliche Spaltungen. Von Frank Trentmann In dem langen Interview mit der ...

Friedrich Merz found his way back to politics after years in business. Now the CDU leader stands at the helm of Germany as ...