Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs ...

The European Commission will probably not impose a so-called excessive deficit procedure on Germany for breaching the EU's ...

If Germany goes ahead and increases its defense expenditure to 5% of GDP, it will be making a historic turnaround in security policy. Since the end of the Cold War, it has primarily relied on ...

In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031. The current standing size of the Germany army is just 181,000.

In getting over its phobia of debt, Buras said that Germany has finally acted as though Europe really had passed a “Zeitenwende” – or “turning point” – as described by outgoing ...

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and five European counterparts agreed on a set of goals on Friday to tighten ...

The surprise drama in Germany’s Parliament had politicians across Europe concerned about what Mr. Merz’s stumble might mean for a continent that is increasingly looking to Germany for leadership.

Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty raised concerns with Germany that Berlin's handling of protests over the war in Gaza are affecting freedom of expression and peaceful ...

Americans should be especially irritated with Europe’s largest economy and most influential European Union power, Germany. Germany spent just 2.12% of GDP on defense in 2024 and did so after ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Hours after his election victory last Sunday, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said on national television ...

Responsibility for defending Europe was shared more fairly between America and European allies during the Cold War, when West Germany, the United Kingdom and others maintained significant military ...