But it was a crucial hurdle and its passage was celebrated by the centrist lawmakers who hope it will allow Germany to shoulder a more powerful leadership role at a critical moment for Europe.

It will also enable usually fiscally conservative Germany to create a €500 billion ($545 billion) fund for infrastructure. Robin Winkler, a senior economist at Deutsche Bank, called the debt ...

Volkswagen’s Audi luxury brand has announced it will cut thousands of jobs over the next few years, in the latest sign of trouble in Germany’s auto sector. The automaker said in a statement ...

BERLIN — Germany's government plans to release €3 billion in military aid for Ukraine following the passage of a historic spending plan this week. Speaking to lawmakers from his Christian Democratic ...

Germany has left Emmanuel Macron waiting for some time now. On several occasions, the French president proposed talks with Germany on nuclear deterrence in Europe with the help France's nuclear ...

In 2024, Tesla saw a 41% reduction in sales in Germany compared to 2023 despite EV sales surging 27% during the year. This has already raised red flags about Tesla’s future in Germany ...

A German service member stands in front of a transport plane Airbus A400M (L) and a Eurofighter jet during the Air Defender Exercise 2023 at the military air base in Lechfeld, southern Germany ...

"That is why we have to act fast," Merz said. Outgoing Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the proposals were a "strong signal that Germany is serious about its own security, about the ...

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court threw out new challenges by opposition parties against a plan by the prospective coalition government to push a massive public borrowing ...

ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP The US, Russia, and Germany are holding closed-door negotiations on resuming Russian energy supplies to Europe, including through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, The Bell ...

Germany updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasise that a visa or entry waiver does not guarantee entry for its citizens after several Germans were detained at the border ...