Germany is set to ramp up defence spending with the incoming government, saying it wants to invest hundreds of billions of ...

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

The surge followed an agreement led by Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz that would largely exempt defence spending from ...

Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right and center-left are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points.

"Whatever it takes" appears to be the motto of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, who are expected to form Germany's new government. They are set to reform borrowing limits to allow for ...

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

German lawmakers will debate a 500-billion-euro infrastructure fund and sweeping changes to state borrowing rules to fund ...

Northern European countries traditionally unenthusiastic about higher spending are wary of Germany’s new-found desire to splash the cash.

Still, borrowing of the planned scale would have a significant impact. Moody's, a rating agency, estimates that Germany's deficit would widen by up to 2.5% of GDP (still below the EU average). The ...

Security policy has become the most urgent challenge for Germany. Its prospective government isn't backing away from it. The ...

The ECB is widely expected to make its sixth cut since June last year, with its focus having shifted recently from tackling inflation to boosting the beleaguered eurozone.

After years of decline and internal strife, Germany’s left-wing party is finding new life. Grace Blakeley talks to the ...