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.

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term.

At the World Economic Forum, much of the global corporate elite is responding with surprising optimism to the new president’s radical and hyperactive agenda.

DAVOS – German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, the front runner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Jan 21 urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald ...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, wants his country and France to overcome their disputes on EU trade policy. “I am very close to Emmanuel Macron, and we are meeting regularly on these issues,” Merz told a panel ...

Davos 2025: Trade, Tariffs ... as well as German opposition leader and would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz in an effort to stir up support for Ukraine's fight against Russia.

Friedrich Merz is the frontrunner in polls to become ... Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a day after Trump’s inauguration, Merz recalled congratulating him in a handwritten letter ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become ... Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a day after Trump's inauguration, Merz recalled ...

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, is showing off his folksy side.

Preparations in the plenary hall for the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ... as well as Friedrich Merz, the favorite to succeed him in February. A new world order ...

Ukraine must win the war against Russia, regain lost territory and be free to join military alliances, Friedrich Merz, favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said Thursday.