Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump. Merz also said Germany needed to get Poland "at the table as fast as possible" and praised Meloni of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party,

Germany's election frontrunner says Europeans are waiting for Germany to take the lead on dealing with the new American president.

In Germany, a toxic national debate on Muslims and immigration has fueled the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Polling second place ahead of February’s federal elections, mainstream parties are increasingly playing into its rhetoric.

After years in which Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election

After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz has vowed a bold return to international affairs.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is one of just a handful of world leaders to have been invited to Mar-a-Lago since his election victory last November — but whether she can be Europe's "Trump whisperer" is more complicated.

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

DAVOS (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum annual meeting PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 24) DAVOS (Switzerland) - Special address at World Economic Forum by US President Donald Trump, via videoconference (1600 GMT) JERUSALEM - Truce in Israel-Hamas war VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To March 20)

The ruling elite’s responses to Trump include unifying Europe under German leadership, making the continent militarily independent, and achieving greater profitability and competitiveness at the expense of the working class.

The front-runner to become Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has expressed optimism about constructive European cooperation with US President Donald Trump. "I think he will be an interesting partner for us,

Whether threatening to end climate protection policies and slap import tariffs on European goods, or envisioning a new imperialism that lays claim to the Panama Canal and Greenland, Donald Trump has been confirming all the worst fears of many German politicians.

Donald Trump has begun a second term as president of the United States on Monday, as the world braces itself for the return of an unpredictable leader. Follow DW for the latest.