Germany’s long-awaited fiscal stimulus is finally here — but there’s a defense spending catch, says Goldman Sachs

Germany's defense spending is set to surge this year, but the country may not execute on its "ambitious" budget target, ...
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Germany's Merz casts doubt on European fighter jet plan

Germany does not need the same new fighter jets as France, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday, signalling that Berlin ...
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Visiting Germany's Lutherland

Martin Luther – a pious monk and fiery orator who became “The Great Reformer” – came from a humble, pastoral corner of ...

Two top European commanders warn ‘hard choices’ needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia

Defense chiefs from two major European powers have issued a rare public plea for people across Europe to support big boosts in defense spending to deter a possible war with an increasingly ...

Europe Today Looks Different From the One Trump’s Team Describes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no ...
Yahoo

Germany Loosens Fiscal Chains to Transform European Defense

(Bloomberg) -- Germany will unlock hundreds of billions of euros for defense and infrastructure investments in a dramatic shift that upends its ironclad controls on government borrowing. Chancellor-in ...
OPB

In an about-face, Germany plans to build Europe’s biggest military

German soldiers participate in a ceremonial roll call on May 22 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Germany, which leads a multinational NATO task force in Lithuania, is in the process of deploying a 5,000-strong ...
The Hill

Germany and the European Union should brace for difficult structural reforms

Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament, with the two largest economies — Germany and France — struggling to improve their competitiveness with ...

Germany's Merz warns America it cannot 'go it alone'

Speaking after the tough opening speech at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Walz pushed back ...
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Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal—if it will only seize this moment

Three times in the history of Germany, its chancellors have made strategic choices that opened the door to a better future for Europe. Today, there’s not just an opportunity but an urgent need for a ...
World Socialist Web Site

Germany leads the way, as Europe rearms

Europe is responding to the growing conflict with the US by massively rearming. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, yesterday presented the assembled heads of state and ...
Wall Street Journal

Germany, Once a Beacon of Frugality, Jolts Europe With Planned Spending Splurge

BERLIN—Few changes prompted by President Trump’s second term could be as consequential for Europe as Germany shedding fiscal prudence to turbocharge its military and retool its economy. In a hastily ...