INTERVIEW – Germany’s lofty military ambitions face staffing and spending hurdles: Expert
– The first major challenge is personnel numbers, followed by limitations within the German defense industry itself and…
Merz says Berlin still considering stake in TenneT’s German business
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday the government had not yet decided whether it would…
Germansplaining: The British media are wrong – Germany is not Trumpified
I’ve recently come across British news reporting that Germany is seeing a Trumpification of its judiciary. Spoiler alert:…
Merz and Macron vowed to restart the Franco-German engine. It’s already sputtering. – POLITICO
Paris thinks the same. “The Franco-German reflex has been rediscovered,” an Elysée official said. But despite the good…
War in Gaza tests Israel’s ties with traditional European allies
LONDON (AP) — Britain threatened Tuesday to take further action against Israel if it does not agree to…
Germany’s Merz slams EU plan for electric-only rental fleet mandates
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized a reported European Union draft plan that would require car rental companies and…
Merz rejects reported EU plan to force rental firms to buy EVs from 2030
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday criticised a reported draft EU plan to oblige car rental…
Western defence ministers meet to discuss providing Ukraine with weapons
ADVERTISEMENT Members of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), chaired by the UK and Germany, are meeting Monday…
Tariffs an unwelcome shock to a German economy already battling an exports slowdown – The Irish Times
Everyone in Germany knows to beware the so-called enkeltrick or grandchild trick: phone calls from a panicked grandchild…
Warsaw gloats, Berlin balks as EU budget fight turns national – POLITICO
Beyond the raw totals, the Commission’s plans also indicate whom Brussels trusts to handle sensitive tasks. Germany, Greece…