Germany’s biggest weapons contractor—now worth more than Volkswagen—could literally be moving onto carmaker’s turf
Rheinmetall is open to the prospect of buying up an unwanted Volkswagen site, the latest sign of a shift in Germany's ...
Germany's fiscal expansion would boost GDP from 2026, DIW says
Germany's planned 500-billion-euro infrastructure fund could raise economic output by an average of more than two percentage ...
Germany is prosecuting online trolls. Here's how the country is fighting hate speech on the internet.
In the U.S., most of what gets posted online, even if it's hate-filled, is protected by the First Amendment as free speech. But in Germany, authorities are prosecuting online trolls in an effort to ...
Germany Needs to Get Its Act Together. Under Him, It Won’t.
Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...
Germany's climate activists on edge as parties shape coalition agenda
Climate activists fear the worst when Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats begin to thrash out a joint climate policy ...
‘Germany is back’: Coalition unveils bumper $1.3 trillion spending pledge as country breaks with constitution to revive economy
Germany's coalition agreed a landmark deal to exempt defense spending from its harsh debt brakes, in addition to unveiling a ...
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Can Germany’s new leader fend off the far right?
Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall, and the Birth of the New Berlin.” ...
Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defense spending
The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...
Germany's likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about US commitment
The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...
Germany, Once a Beacon of Frugality, Jolts Europe With Planned Spending Splurge
Berlin’s decision to lift all caps on military spending and binge on infrastructure marks a U-turn for the fiscally ...
Why Germany’s Elections Have Huge Stakes for Climate Action Around the World
For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.
Does my country want me? Germany's historic far-right election gain worries me. | Opinion
Or will they get washed away like so many other governments did? Germany, however, is the country that put Hitler in power, started World War II in the name of “racial supremacy” and killed 6 million ...