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

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

Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor-in-waiting, advocates nuclear talks with France and Britain while maintaining U.S. protection. He calls for stronger European defense amid rising tensions from Russia ...

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

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new ...

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

Friedrich Merz faces a host of political, economic and foreign policy challenges as he puts together a working coalition ...

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

Losing faith in Washington as a military ally, Berlin wants to rip up the old fiscal orthodoxy. But it’s now a race against ...

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European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Merz wants to form a coalition by Easter and has warned it was "five minutes to midnight" for Europe to ...