The European Union is discussing significant increases in defense spending and greater military autonomy, driven by the war ...

Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.

With the Trump administration expected to disengage from Europe, bloc leaders appear to be serious about banding together on ...

“It is a war against Europe and not just a war against the territorial integrity of Ukraine” – Merz ...

Germany's parliament has approved a massive spending surge aimed at reviving economic growth and boosting military funding, marking a departure from decades of fiscal conservatism. This decision, led ...

Germany's parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday, throwing off decades of fiscal conservatism in ...

The Bundestag has voted to change the German constitution clearing the way for the new conservative-led government to spend up to €1 trillion through national debt. The move has been doubly ...

The vote to unleash borrowing for the military and Ukraine is a “first major step towards a new European defense community,” says incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...

With the debt brake gone, Berlin can unleash as much as €1-trillion to shore up the military and infrastructure in the coming ...

The large package of measures, aimed at waiving Germany's debt rules for defense spending and setting up an infrastructure ...