But life here is set to get even louder. Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, recently got the all-clear for a massive increase in investment after parliament voted to exempt defence spending from ...

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Germany has not shut down electric carmaker Tesla's operations in the country, according to spokespersons for the federal government and Germany’s largest labour union, who spoke to Reuters to ...

Germany is getting €1 trillion ($1.1 trillion) in additional funding virtually for free after bond markets reacted positively to its “historic” spending bill, Deutsche Bank AG Chairman ...

Germany has paved the way a massive increase in defense spending. What does the Bundeswehr need most urgently? https://p.dw.com/p/4sJ1A Chancellor-hopeful Friedrich ...

BERLIN — Germany’s new lower house of parliament opens on Tuesday for the first time since Friedrich Merz stormed to victory in the Feb. 23 election. It has been quite a whirlwind month. The new ...

By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin Two days after a coalition of conservatives won Germany’s federal election last month, the governor of Bavaria took to Instagram to say the ...

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European qualifying picture for World Cup 26 is now complete after respective victories over Croatia, Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands. France, Germany, Portugal and Spain have progressed to the ...

Nowhere is that shift as prominent as in Germany. Its armed forces, known as the Bundeswehr, have been the victim of years of underinvestment – but that is set to change. Presumptive Chancellor ...

“Do you think you can trust Putin?” German Brig. Gen. Ralf Hammerstein asks with a wry smile. It’s a rhetorical question to which most of Europe would give the same answer – no. As the ...