Christian Democratic Union nerves on edge amid Alternative for Germany poll surge
Friedrich Merz has yet to secure the chancellery but polls show his party on just 25 per cent support
Friedrich Merz
Efforts to rearm Europe stumble as Trump ‘kicks over the chessboard’ of the Ukraine war
EU must take replace rhetoric with deeds and increase military power to ensure Putin takes heed, European commissioner for defence warns
Coalition of ‘willing’ leaders sidesteps need for EU consensus
Europe letter: Power shifting back to Paris and Berlin as defence policy and Ukraine war takes centre stage
Insults, protests and seat-squabbles: Bundestag’s first day with far-right AfD as second-biggest party
Rule changes prevent hardline group’s former leader from opening German parliament
Bundestag backs record borrowing package
Three-party alliance backs borrowing package of €500 billion for infrastructure projects and an effective blank cheque for defence and security spending
David McWilliams: We witnessed in the White House the ‘Doonbegisation’ of Irish foreign policy
We know it’s a fantasy but let’s take it and move on, because the battles ahead will change our world in ways we have not yet contemplated
Germany’s Merz woos Greens with €50 billion climate package for defence vote
Greens also likely to push controversial bill to reform German abortion law
German Bundestag buries Swabian housewife under €1 trillion debt pile
With an eye on Donald Trump’s Nato threats, Friedrich Merz has a plan that will permit effectively unlimited spending on defence
More big EU decisions may come on defence as US shift on Ukraine causes Brussels to rethink bloc’s security
Period of European leaders carefully tiptoeing around Trump seems to be over
From Maga to Mega: Make Europe Great Again
Nine of 2025’s 10 best-performing stocks are European, with defence stocks dominating the list
Incoming German coalition promises crack down on immigration
CDU leader indicates he is open to common European nuclear umbrella
Germany’s debt brake more worked around than respected
Berlin recognises the rule to avoid burdening future generations is too onerous to kickstart today’s economic growth
Germany’s Merz faces dramatic showdown on two fronts amid defence and infrastructure challenges
Chancellor-designate faces opposition in his own party and a delicate balance in reconvened Bundestag, which must approve measures
German bond yields spike most since 2022 on investment plans
Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic-led bloc and the rival Social Democrats are speeding ahead with plans to boost investment
Germany’s Merz unveils €900bn borrowing plan for security and infrastructure
Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to shore up defence, infrastructure
Berlin boosts military spending to combat Putin’s ‘war of aggression’
Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents radical rethink of German foreign and energy policy
CDU hopes regional poll triumph will derail Germany’s Greens
Governing party buoyed by Saxony-Anhalt win as Germany prepares for autumn election
Shellshocked Laschet has five months to retool CDU
Berlin Letter: Election candidate must battle rivals in chancellery bid to succeed Merkel
The Irish Times view on Germany’s centre-right: keeper of the Merkel flame
Newly-elected CDU leader Armin Laschet takes office amid a pandemic, with all the related uncertainties, as the most influential party in Germany – and Europe – faces a busy election year
The Irish Times view on German politics: life without Merkel
The next CDU leader faces an unenviable task: establish himself in the party – and with the public – ahead of an election already fixed for September 2021
Coronavirus: Angela Merkel urges Germans to stay at home over Easter
Chancellor under increasing pressure to outline exit strategy on lockdown measures
Tears and cheers as Merkel ally wins race to lead CDU party
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s victory puts her in pole position to be German chancellor
Q&A: How will Angela Merkel’s successor as CDU leader be chosen?
In total 12 people running but a close race likely between Kramp-Karrenbauer and Merz
Merz wants to succeed Merkel but he has a problem – he’s a millionaire
CDU leadership hopeful is learning the rich aren’t really trusted in Germany
Frontrunners to succeed Merkel make pitch for women’s support
Surveys show Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Friedrich Merz are neck and neck
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