With the Trump administration expected to disengage from Europe, bloc leaders appear to be serious about banding together on ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending.

The colossal spending package for defence and infrastructure came amid concerns about the extent of US support for European ...

German defense contractor Rheinmetall’s stock price has skyrocketed more than 1,000% since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. As ...

European weapons manufacturers from ThyssenKrupp to BAE Systems and smaller drone makers stand to gain the most from ...

Germany's planned surge in borrowing to fund defence spending and revive growth heralds a new era for European security, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag lower ...

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

The vote to unleash borrowing for the military and Ukraine is a “first major step towards a new European defense community,” says incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The German parliament will likely pass a debt break exemption for defence spending on Tuesday. Freeing up the money is only ...