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

The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, and Italy—convened in Paris and reached broad consensus on the necessity of ...

BERLIN — Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting in a fiery Bundestag debate Thursday urged Green lawmakers to pass constitutional ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.