Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's conservative bloc and the country's likely next chancellor, expects the ongoing ...

Given Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the broader threat that President Putin’s regime poses to Europe and the prospect that Ukraine and America’s Nato allies may not be able to rely on ...

Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has struck a groundbreaking deal with the Green party. The agreement ends a tradition of fiscal austerity in order to rearm, help Ukraine and build infrastructure.

Berlin seals a deal to ramp up defense spending indefinitely.

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to ...

Euro zone bond yields climbed as Germany's incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz struck a deal with the Greens and Social ...

Germany's constitutional court dismissed challenges from opposition parties against a significant public spending plan put ...

Even before Friday's news, economists in the March 10-14 Reuters poll broke a long spell of downgrades to 2025 euro zone ...

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

European markets were higher on Friday, with geopolitical developments, economic updates and corporate earnings in focus.

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone shares and the euro rallied on Friday following news that German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich ...