Europe needs greater collective leadership, pragmatism and rapid decision-making to remain a relevant force in the 21st ...

WARSAW - European leaders must resist "capitulation" to Russia over Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, ahead of a virtual meeting of EU leaders to discuss the war ...

We Cannot Agree to Ukraine's Capitulation, Polish PM Tusk Says WARSAW (Reuters) - European leaders must resist "capitulation" to Russia over Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on ...

(AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) Floor leader Friedrich Merz, left, and Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democrats Union party (CDU), cheer after Merz’s speech to the delegates of the CDU party ...

It also marked yet another clear break from the CDU's more centrist stance under his former party rival Angela Merkel. Although Merz ultimately failed to change the law, he had launched a ...

But who is the old-school conservative who wants to rid his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), of former leader Angela Merkel’s centrist legacy? His long-time rival’s decision to ...

Thanks for following our live coverage of the German elections. According to exit polls, Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc looks set to take home the most votes, with the far-right AfD party ...

It would be a remarkable comeback for a man pushed aside by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and who failed to take charge of his party twice. He left politics altogether for two decades ...

One of the keys to Olaf Scholz's election victory in 2021 was that he was similar to his predecessor Angela Merkel. Having assumed the post of chancellor, Scholz retained much from that era, which, it ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety. By Steven Erlanger and ...

Mr Merz is Chairman of the CDU - Germany's center-right party. It was headed for 18 years, from 2000 until 2018, by Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz's stance on migration In January, Ms Merkel ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Feb. 20 proposed a three-point plan to strengthen Ukraine in its fight against Russia's full-scale invasion and enhance European security. Tusk renewed calls to ...