Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe's strongest military for Germany. Germany's shift in defense policy followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and NATO goals. Experts highlighted ...

Germany has launched its most ambitious defense strategy since 1945, aiming to expand active-duty and reserve forces to ...

BERLIN (RNS) — In February, Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland made sweeping gains in a federal election, especially in the country’s east, formerly the German Democratic Republic ...

This year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country whose military has undergone years of neglect. The coalition government is hoping a ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The number of apartments built in Germany dropped sharply in 2024, federal statistics office data showed on Friday, a further sign of stress in the nation's troubled real estate ...

In Germany, opposition parties and business groups are urging Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger new elections as soon as possible. His three-party coalition government collapsed yesterday, plunging ...

Germany is expanding its natural gas import options to replace Russian supply, a drive intensified by the latest suspension of Russian flows via Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump targeting ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius welcomed the move while seeking to reassure those affected. (CNN) — This year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a ...