Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, has warned that Europe can no longer count on the U.S., which he said had become "largely indifferent" to the continent's fate.

Today the number of citizens on active duty in a united Germany is about 180,000 — even as Europe’s largest war since 1945 rages in Ukraine.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Hours after his election victory last Sunday, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said on national television ...

Germany wants to have the strongest conventional army in Europe© Florian Wiegand/Eibner-Pressefoto/picture alliance Many French Rafale fighter jets are nuclear-capable© PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty ...

Germany has rejected the European Commission’s proposal for a significantly expanded €2 trillion ($2.3 trillion) budget, just hours after it was announced by Commission President Ursula von ...

But with a war on European soil and a U.S. president who is less committed to defending Europe, Germany - Europe's largest economy - is stepping up. NPR's Berlin correspondent Rob Schmitz reports.

Germany is blazing the trail in Europe’s rearmament program. At around €1 trillion, Germany’s planned rearmament spending is 10 times greater than the special fund that Olaf Scholz's ...

Democratic Germany is a particularly important consequence. Arthur I. Cyr is author of “After the Cold War – American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia.” Contact [email protected] ...

A more independent Germany will strengthen Europe’s presence on the global stage, but when it comes to intra-European affairs, the continent may well struggle to accommodate a more powerful Berlin. A ...

According to estimates by S&P Global Mobility, BYD's European sales will more than double this year to 186,000 units, from 83,000 units in 2024, and are expected to further increase to just under ...

Damian Boeselager, a German member of the European Parliament, has called on the European Commission to look into Musk's alleged "interference" in Germany's and other European elections.

Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.