German opposition leader Friedrich Merz sees potential in collaborating with U.S. President Trump, advocating for a strong European negotiating stance. His call for unified military purchases faces challenges from France's defense industry.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump. Merz also said Germany needed to get Poland "at the table as fast as possible" and praised Meloni of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party,

The race to lead Germany is diverting through Switzerland, with a campaigning push in Davos set to showcase competing visions for how to revive Europe’s biggest economy.

Latest YouGov poll shows Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc commanding 28% of voter support, leading Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats by 9 percentage points - Anadolu Ajansı

President Volodymyr Zelensky separately met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz and Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22.

BERLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor ... Merz said in a discussion at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting a day after Trump's ...

President Donald Trump called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to lower oil prices during the World Economic Forum on Thursday, saying it would immediately end the war in Ukraine.

Davos 2025: Trade, Tariffs, AI and UN Chief Guterres Dominate World Economic Forum Agenda DAVOS ... leader and would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz in an effort to stir up support for Ukraine's ...

Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls.

German Chancellor Hopeful: Europe Must Consider What to Offer Trump BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich ... offer," Merz said in a discussion at the World Economic Forum's ...

DAVOS – German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, the front runner in polls ... Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a day after Mr Trump’s inauguration, Mr Merz recalled ...

Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month.