Not so long ago, European corporate bosses were worried about missing out on the “Trump bump”. U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

BERLIN - Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz on Sunday (March 5, 2025) reiterated that he was open to France extending its nuclear deterrent in ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with his likely coalition partner to inject hundreds of billions in extra funding into Germany’s military and infrastructure, in a “fiscal sea change” ...

We simply must become stronger together in nuclear deterrence in Europe,' Merz, expected to become Germany's next chancellor, ...

Chris Bryant is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies in Europe. Previously, he was a reporter for the ...

American presidents since Kennedy have wanted Europe to shoulder more of the burden of its own security. But not until President Donald Trump has a U.S. leader succeeded in getting Europeans to want ...

The CDU/CSU and SPD are proposing to create a special fund of €500bn for infrastructure and defence by reforming the ...

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military spending without limit. #EuropeNews ...