Born in 1955 in the west German town of Brilon, Merz studied law and was first elected to the Bundestag in 1994. After ...

A group of German lawmakers, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has proposed legislation to legalize abortions during the ...

The leader of Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Tuesday said he believes the winner of national elections set to ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time in nearly two years as the ...

The new communication between Scholz and Putin — their first since December 2022 — comes at a time of speculation about what ...

Olaf Scholz, Germany's least popular chancellor on record, is facing growing calls within his Social Democrats (SPD) to step ...

The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years ...

BERLIN, Nov 15 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a rare phone call on ...

The Kremlin says Putin had told Scholz any agreement to end the war in Ukraine must take Russian security interests into ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...