Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II. Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to ...

Image: Friedrich Merz is Germany's incoming leader. Pic: Reuters Some €500bn (£418m) will also be freed up to improve roads, schools, bridges and other infrastructure but will also pay for ...

You can get in touch with Jordan by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. Germany has told its citizens that they are not guaranteed entry to the U.S. even if they have a visa or entry ...

But this is no surprise; it is the same in Germany," a ministry spokesperson told German daily Der Spiegel. The foreign ministry was also keen to point out that the updated guidance doesn't ...

March 19 (UPI) --The government of Germany on Wednesday updated travel guidance for people traveling to the United States after three of its citizens were detained in an attempt to enter "the land ...

Germany’s incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has detonated a key pre-election pledge on debt as the country forges ahead with eye-watering net zero and defence spending. On Tuesday, 18 March 2025, ...

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz speaks during a debate and voting about loosen the country’s debt rules and change constitution in the German ...

BERLIN — Germany's government plans to release €3 billion in military aid for Ukraine following the passage of a historic spending plan this week. Speaking to lawmakers from his Christian Democratic ...

Volkswagen’s Audi luxury brand has announced it will cut thousands of jobs over the next few years, in the latest sign of trouble in Germany’s auto sector. The automaker said in a statement ...

Germany's military deployed two air defence units to Poland in January to protect supply routes to Ukraine - Germany has been Europe's main donor of weapons What happens today, here in Berlin ...

The law will exempt spending on defence and security from Germany's strict debt rules, and create a €500bn ($547bn; £420bn) infrastructure fund. This vote is a historic move for traditionally ...

The deal is a personal victory for Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Germany's conservative leader, Friedrich Merz, has clinched an enormous financial package to revamp defence and ...