New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be traveling to Rome to meet with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. Meanwhile, the business-focused FDP party has a new leader after a poor election ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz currently sees no risk that Italy’s UniCredit SpA will be able to take over Commerzbank AG. “The bank’s stake in Commerzbank is now below the threshold at ...

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Giorgia Meloni defines the meeting with Friedrich Merz as "very operational, the most effective denial of the alleged lack of interest of the German government in a relationship with Italy".

Friedrich Merz’s big Oval Office test on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Anne-Sylvaine Chassany. Published May 31 2025. ... Merz patched things up with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for Italy to play a bigger role in EU diplomatic efforts to bring about peace in Ukraine. Merz, who was confirmed as chancellor on May 6, ...

Conservatives led by Friedrich Merz remain committed to renewables, but say "we must and we will change" an economic policy focused on climate. ... E3G said Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada's Kananaskis.

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's next chancellor with 325 votes. That means nearly every lawmaker in his coalition voted in his favor. Another 289 lawmakers voted against, with one ...