France and Germany will set up a joint security council as part of Europe’s increased focus on its own defence, President ...

Germany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz signalled a new start in relations with European partners France and Poland, but ...

BERLIN/PARIS - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a reset in French-German relations to help Europe overcome the ...

The relationship between the two countries may be more difficult to rebuild than the warm words between Merz and Macron ...

Berlin (AFP) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday that Germany will keep supporting Ukraine in his final call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a day before stepping aside to make way for ...

The meeting between the two leaders was an attempt to revive the stalled 'Franco-German motor' before Germany's new ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Hopes are high among European allies that Merz will restore German leadership in Europe after years of infighting within former Chancellor Olaf Scholz ... challenges if France and Germany ...

Friedrich Merz complained frequently that Germany's closest foreign policy partnership — with France — had been neglected under the government of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz, as had relations ...

Heads of state from around the world paid their last respects to the late Pope Francis. Along with US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, Olaf Scholz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were also present ...

There are points of friction, however. France is annoyed that Germany under outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz invested in American and Israeli air-defense technology as opposed to a European option.