Conflict in the Middle East
German Chancellor Merz: Israel is doing the dirty work for us
Chancellor Friedrich Mertz openly said that he hopes for a regime change in Tehran or a return to the negotiating table, otherwise Israel will "go all the way"
The war in Ukraine
Macron, Mertz, Starmer and Tusk called on Russia for a temporary truce
A day after Victory Day, European leaders Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Mertz, Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk jointly called on Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Analyze
Friedrich Mertz became chancellor after all - with a historic slap in the face
Christian Democratic leader Friedrich Mertz won the chancellor's chair - but without celebration. The secret ballot revealed deep cracks in the coalition and caused a political earthquake in Berlin
Germany
A historic slap in the face for Friedrich Merz: Someone undermined the coalition
A shock vote in the Bundestag left Friedrich Merz without a chancellorial majority in the first ballot, although all MPs from the future ruling coalition were present
Germany
Ceremonial military farewell for Šolc on May 5
Olaf Scholz will not be chancellor for much longer. German media reports that his farewell military ceremony will be held on Monday, May 5
Germany
Germany needs even more workers from the Western Balkans
The future German government has big plans to rebuild the infrastructure, for which it will need many builders. But at the same time it limits immigration from the Western Balkans. The first construction associations are already protesting
New Chancellor
Merz Squaring the Circle: How Germany Survives
An agreement has been reached - the chancellor of Germany will definitely be Friedrich Mertz. He is greeted by polls according to which the right-wing AfD is even stronger, he is greeted by Trump's tariffs, but also by increasingly loud calls for the Germans to prepare for total war with Russia by 2029.
Germany
Germany is forming a new government, the extreme right has been prevented from coming to power
Germany's largest main parties have reached an agreement on the formation of a government, thus preventing the far right from coming to power
Germany
Mandate under pressure: Christian Democrats in free fall, extremist AfD growing stronger
Just a few weeks away from the Bundestag elections, the popularity of the most likely chancellor, Friedrich Merz and the Christian Democrats, is in free fall. On the other hand, the right-wing AfD reached record popularity. What has changed in the meantime
Germany
Merc's billion euros
Germany will go into huge debt to rebuild its infrastructure and strengthen its military. And for Friedrich Mertz to become chancellor
Elections in Germany
Headaches of the future chancellor
The voter's will simplified the math - only a coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats is possible. Friedrich Mertz will have to deal with issues of migration, economy and "independence from America". And he came to prevent the strengthening of the radical right
Germany
Portrait of the future chancellor: What does this Friedrich Mertz want?
Angela Merkel rushed him from politics and the party. In the meantime, he got rich and returned to politics, and now he has every chance of becoming the new German chancellor. Who is Friedrich Mertz?
European integration
The impact of German elections on Serbia
The new German government will not significantly change its course towards Serbia and the region. Stability will remain Berlin's key priority, while democracy and the rule of law will not be in focus, analysts say
Germany
Chancellor Friedrich is coming
After the collapse of Olaf Scholz's coalition, new elections in Germany will probably take place in February. Are the problems deeper than one bad government and what can Friedrich Mertz do about it?