German Chancellor Merz eyes first Japan trip in October

Germany's Merz mulling Japan visit in late Oct. with security on agenda

Berlin and Tokyo are arranging for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to make his first visit as leader to Japan in late October for talks Read full

Merz to attend Coalition of Willing meeting in Paris next week

German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz will attend a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on July 13 in Paris, dedicated to security gu

Germany to borrow €800bn for rearmament in historic shift

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s debt-fuelled spending not seen since German reunification

Germany's Merz pushes China currency talks, urges freer yuan

German CEOs worry Merz’s €10bn tax cuts are too little to jump-start economy

Chancellor is battling weak business sentiment and a surge in support for the far right

Merz reaches out to AfD voters before pivotal German regional election

BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to judge