EADaily, February 13th, 2026. The revenge of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to French leader Emmanuel Macron due to the failure of the plan to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine risks destroying alleged European unity in the fight against Russia,

The Geissens rather than the Chancellor: Double Olympic champion Max Langenhan confessed to a faux pas after his luge triumph in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He accidentally rejected a call from Chancellor Friedrich Merz - because he was watching a Geissens video.

The chancellor is pushing market-oriented policies he believes will boost competitiveness at home and across the EU.

Europe's benchmark carbon prices fell sharply on Thursday morning, as the leaders of countries including Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic said the EU should consider revising the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS).

If the chancellor’s effort falters, European leaders will find it far harder to muster a convincing response to the threats posed by Moscow, Beijing and Washington.

Alden Biesen, BELGIUM – France and Italy’s leaders are jockeying to show their plans to rescue Europe’s economy are shared by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who leads the bloc’s industrial powerhouse.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said it was 'high time' for EU to move on stalled reforms to tackle economic rivalry with US and China.

German chancellor Friedrich Merz described “certain sectors” of his country’s economy as being in “very critical” condition in a letter to lawmakers.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that Germany is seeking closer partnerships in the Gulf region to safeguard its position in a rapidly changing global order, ahead of a trip to Saudi Arabia,

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz greeted the press together on arrival at the Alden Biesen Castle, with Macron saying they shared a "sense of urgency" on economic reform. But the two may clash on the way forward.