German defence spending has been given a huge boost. A historic plan that will release billions of euros of extra investment for defence and infrastructure was rubber-stamped today. The package ...

BERLIN — Germany’s armed forces are in trouble just when Europe needs them most. Germany’s military, or Bundeswehr, is shrinking, aging and still lacks essential equipment despite a considerable ...

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The one day walk out has already left thousands of flights grounded at hubs including Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Munich. A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the ...

Germany's new coalition government is shifting energy policy, potentially rolling back ambitious climate targets. The government plans a €500 billion infrastructure fund to upgrade the nation's ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. From left, Markus Soeder, (CSU), Minister President of Bavaria and CSU Chairman, Friedrich Merz, Union ...

Suddenly, Germany’s probable new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has done what seemed impossible. Together with his fellow centrist leaders, he has unveiled a plan to override a long-running ...

German soldiers in Leopard 2 A7 main battle tanks are shown during a military exercise at the military training area in Munster, northern Germany, in 2017. (Patrik Stollarz/AFP via Getty Images ...

Simply sign up to the German economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The German government could take on just under €2tn in debt over the next decade without running the risk of ...

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers. The industrial action, led by the trade ...

Germany’s future chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday said his conservative CDU party has come to an agreement in principle with the Social Democrats (SPD) to form a coalition government.

Election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU, its Bavarian sister party CSU, and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a major step toward forming a coalition government, the heads of the ...