Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany plans to allocate 1.5% of its economic output to infrastructure that has military uses, Chancellor ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been coordinating next steps with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz following a ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended his government's new migration policy on Saturday, saying it remains in line with ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

In sync with the German cherry blossom, the new coalition of CDU/CSU (conservative) and SPD (social democrats) published their coalition agreement ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s armed forces into Europe’s ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged his European partners to do everything they can to maintain good relations with ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged the West not to be divided on Ukraine and said he was working to ensure ...

European allies have stressed the urgency of growing and improving their military capabilities to counter Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a plenary sessionin the parliament in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Markus Schreiber “We hope, and we all are working hard for ...