Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.

German foreign minister Johann Wadephul said the country was backing U.S. President Donald Trump's call to increase the ...

Germany plans to allocate 1.5% of its economic output to infrastructure that has military uses, Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

Trump’s demand has rattled many European allies, particularly those already struggling to meet Nato’s existing target of ...

Boosting defence spending is a task for all NATO members willing to close gaps with allies, ministers from historic ...

Pistorius was in Brussels, Belgium, for a meeting of European defense ministers to discuss, among other things, how best to strengthen Ukraine. Germany is a NATO ally and has sharply increased its ...

European defense stocks were rallying on Thursday, as Germany’s foreign minister said the country accepted the 5% of GDP ...

Foreign minister signals Berlin will commit to 3.5% in ‘hard’ military spending and 1.5% for infrastructure by 2032 ...

Germany has offered to take the lead on joint European Union projects regarding air defence, land and marine systems, Defence ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said his country is prepared to move toward spending 5% of its economic output on ...

Transatlantic ties were in the spotlight Thursday as NATO defense ministers met in Turkey and the European Union pursued ...