https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ARMk-C2OJK8/arne-delfs RSS for Node Mon, 04 May 2026 22:41:22 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/german-coalition-approves-healthcare-overhaul-budget-blueprint https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/german-coalition-approves-healthcare-overhaul-budget-blueprint Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:17:35 GMT Friedrich Merz https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/german-net-new-borrowing-to-climb-on-defense-infrastructure https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/german-net-new-borrowing-to-climb-on-defense-infrastructure Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:15:50 GMT Chancellor Friedrich Merz is experiencing plummeting approval ratings. Photographer: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-19/merz-sets-crisis-talks-to-tackle-energy-price-impact-on-germany https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-19/merz-sets-crisis-talks-to-tackle-energy-price-impact-on-germany Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:49:22 GMT German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a speech during the opening gala of the Hanover industrial trade fair for mechanical and electrical engineering and digital industries, in Hanover, northern Germany on April 19, 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/european-leaders-offer-military-help-to-secure-strait-of-hormuz https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/european-leaders-offer-military-help-to-secure-strait-of-hormuz Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:48 GMT Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, in March. Photographer: Altaf Qadri/AP Photo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/merz-drafted-lobbyist-for-german-coalition-now-it-s-costing-him https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/merz-drafted-lobbyist-for-german-coalition-now-it-s-costing-him Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:02:58 GMT Katherina Reiche Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/france-and-germany-split-on-europe-s-role-in-securing-hormuz https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/france-and-germany-split-on-europe-s-role-in-securing-hormuz Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:49:47 GMT The main split between Germany and France centers over whether the US would participate in securing sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/merz-says-80-of-syrians-can-return-home-as-country-rebuilds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/merz-says-80-of-syrians-can-return-home-as-country-rebuilds Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:02:57 GMT Ahmed al-Sharaa, left, and Friedrich Merz on March 30. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/merz-s-win-in-spd-stronghold-means-trouble-for-german-coalition https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/merz-s-win-in-spd-stronghold-means-trouble-for-german-coalition Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:39:26 GMT Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, during a news conference at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, March 23, 2026. Merz's party dislodged the Social Democrats from power after 35 years in a southwestern German state, notching a win for a conservative leader struggling to gain nationwide traction among voters. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-22/cdu-poised-to-defeat-spd-in-southwestern-state-exit-poll-shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-22/cdu-poised-to-defeat-spd-in-southwestern-state-exit-poll-shows Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:11:47 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-21/merz-s-latest-regional-election-test-may-produce-no-real-winners https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-21/merz-s-latest-regional-election-test-may-produce-no-real-winners Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:15:00 GMT Friedrich Merz speaks at a campaign rally in Bad Duerkheim on March 21. Photographer: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/chaos-unleashed-by-trump-has-europeans-building-bridges-with-china https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/chaos-unleashed-by-trump-has-europeans-building-bridges-with-china Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:00:04 GMT Two robots box while Friedrich Merz visits Unitree Robotics in Zhejiang Province. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/german-leader-s-eu-frustration-is-getting-more-and-more-obvious https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/german-leader-s-eu-frustration-is-getting-more-and-more-obvious Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:30:00 GMT Friedrich Merz, left, and Donald Trump in the Oval Office in Washington, DC, on March 3. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/europe-is-finally-standing-up-to-donald-trump-s-threats-on-iran https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/europe-is-finally-standing-up-to-donald-trump-s-threats-on-iran Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:36:51 GMT People clear rubble in a house in the Beryanak District of Tehran, after it was damaged by missile attacks two days before, on March 15, 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/merz-s-economic-plans-hit-another-bump-with-state-election-loss https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/merz-s-economic-plans-hit-another-bump-with-state-election-loss Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:54:17 GMT Friedrich Merz https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/merz-warns-of-economic-damage-due-to-endless-war-against-iran https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/merz-warns-of-economic-damage-due-to-endless-war-against-iran Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:12:21 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/merz-says-eu-won-t-accept-us-trade-deal-on-worse-tariff-terms https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/merz-says-eu-won-t-accept-us-trade-deal-on-worse-tariff-terms Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:15:51 GMT US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 3. Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/merz-trump-talks-overshadowed-by-attack-on-iran-what-to-watch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/merz-trump-talks-overshadowed-by-attack-on-iran-what-to-watch Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:35:36 GMT Trump and Merz at the White House in June. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/merz-voices-concerns-about-iran-attacks-before-washington-visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/merz-voices-concerns-about-iran-attacks-before-washington-visit Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:45:31 GMT German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leaves after a press conference on the situation in the Middle East at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 1, 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/merz-commits-to-stronger-china-ties-on-first-visit-as-chancellor https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/merz-commits-to-stronger-china-ties-on-first-visit-as-chancellor Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:27:33 GMT Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 25. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/merz-calls-for-patience-after-his-first-meeting-with-china-s-xi https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/merz-calls-for-patience-after-his-first-meeting-with-china-s-xi Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:35:45 GMT