BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

Nach dem Wahlsieg der Union am 23. Februar hat Unions-Kanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz sein Wahlversprechen, zu einer ...

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Germany's IfW economic institute raised its 2026 growth estimate for Europe's largest economy on Thursday, anticipating ...

With Europe experiencing its most devastating war since 1945 and President Donald Trump ripping up the transatlantic alliance ...

Russia's westward push and U.S. indifference towards European worries may trigger a strong economic revival in the region, ...

Plans for Germany to unleash a massive increase in state borrowing faced new questions on Wednesday, with a co-leader of the ...

Even with the announcement about resuming military aid to Kyiv, Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine has Europe vowing strategic autonomy, but ending its military dependence on Washington won’t be easy.

European stocks traded mixed on Tuesday as global markets paused for breath following Monday's sharp losses on Wall Street. Danske Bank said European stocks remain more attractive than their U.S.

Moscow dismissed Macron’s nuclear deterrent offer as “extremely confrontational,” saying the remarks reflected Paris’ ...