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

Germany is the latest European country to shift to the right, following last weekend’s elections.  Economic decline is a big ...

The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to loosen the country’s constitution ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, on Wednesday discussed Europe's defence ...

The pound jumped to a four-month high against the dollar as Donald Trump’s tariff plans backfired. Sterling rose above $1.29 ...

Berlin’s decision to lift all caps on military spending and binge on infrastructure marks a U-turn for the fiscally ...

Massive German spending pledges and uncertainty caused by US trade policy are fuelling expectations the European Central Bank ...

FRANKFURT — Germany’s historic turnaround on public spending has sent shockwaves through financial markets, sending the euro ...

The euro jumped to its highest level in almost four months yesterday, as Germany’s incoming government proposed a €500bn ...

Mr Merz revealed plans for two changes to the debt brake, a constitutional provision in place since 2009 that lets the ...

The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

Berlin may have found a way to rearm despite balanced-budget restraints.