Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.

Germany's outgoing parliament will convene in a special session to discuss reforming the country's debt brake. The move would ...

Germany's outgoing lower house of parliament will hold a special session on Thursday to debate a 500 billion euro fund for ...

Officials in Paris and Berlin are excited about the good relationship incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has with French President Emanuel Macron.

In a country torn between its attachment to the transatlantic link and its hostility to nuclear weapons, Friedrich Merz, the ...

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.

Markets are awaiting a fundamental change in China's consumption outlook and for more confidence in the economy after its consumer inflation dropped into negative territory, pressuring the demand ...

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

Germany's Green party opposes likely Chancellor Friedrich Merz's plan to increase state borrowing, potentially derailing a ...