The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...

Germany could approve a fund to boost defence spending before the outgoing parliament steps down next month, while leaving ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

On February 24th America sided with Russia and North Korea in voting against a UN resolution proposed by its European allies ...

Sir Keir Starmer must offer Europe the protection of Britain’s nuclear weapons amid fears of Donald Trump scaling back ...

The Franco-German partnership, historically central to key decisions in Brussels, has been strained over the past three years ...

Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to ...

Trump has horrified European allies with his attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy and what critics say is a soft take on Vladimir ...

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?