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

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The parties in talks to form Germany's new government are considering quickly setting up two special funds potentially worth ...

By Loukis Skaliotis There is growing realisation in Europe that relying on itself for its defense is a top priority.

Negotiators with Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and their centre-left rivals, the Social Democrats (SPD), are set to meet ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to meet with US President Donald Trump at the earliest opportunity, ...

The German parliament was quiet earlier this week, emptied by post-election recess — except for one corner, where the sound of clinking glasses and cheerful chatter spilled from the lawmakers’ ...

You are not only fighting for your freedom but also for all of Europe’s,” Sweden's Prime Minister said to Zelensky.

An era-defining week of geopolitics has boosted hopes for a European economic revival, not due to any peace dividend that could come from an end to the war in Ukraine, but rather from the rearmament ...