German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday announced a Cabinet shuffle following the resignation of conservative parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn over a surrogacy row. Spahn stepped down on ...

Surrogacy is not permitted in Germany and the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) opposes its legalization. Spahn and his husband had their child through a surrogate mother in the US.

BERLIN, July 22 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservatives said on Wednesday they would appoint a close ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz as their new parliamentary faction chief, following the abrupt ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reshuffled his Cabinet following the resignation of a senior minister over controversy about his use of a surrogate mother in the United States. A member of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2nd from right, CDU) speaks during a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, alongside ...