The countries' two defense ministers offered political backing at a "moment of truth" to a program rocked by industrial infighting.

As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet with President Donald Trump this weekend to discuss trade, Trump himself may be the biggest hurdle standing in the way of a deal.

For Gundbert Scherf - the co-founder of Germany's Helsing, Europe's most valuable defence start-up - Russia's invasion of Ukraine changed everything.

The European Central Bank will likely hold off on making another interest rate cut Thursday, choosing to wait until it can measure the size of any economic blow from higher U.S. tariffs. The ECB has already cut rates eight times since June of last year and President Christine Lagarde said after the last policy meeting June 5 that the central bank is “getting to the end of a monetary policy cycle.

Spain remain the clear favourite to win Euro 2025, but Germany, the most successful team in the history of the competition, are no easy foe.

Iranian and European officials will hold nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday as tensions simmer over Tehran’s nuclear program after it was targeted by a US military strike last month.

Whether in restaurants or in shops, booze is eye-wateringly expensive: in Sweden drinking serves both to numb the senses and lighten the wallet. Across Europe such “behavioural taxes” have become mainstream,

Germany wants more economic engagement in Africa. However, while other countries have long been taking action, Berlin lacks strategy and speed. Geopolitically, there is much more at stake than just raw materials.

German chancellor Friedrich Merz never got to see Germany play at the Women’s European Championship. “If it goes well we’ll see each other Sunday evening in Basel for the final,” Merz posted on social media before the German team faced World Cup champion Spain in the semifinal match on Wednesday.

This visa allows qualified individuals across a wide range of professions to legally operate as self-employed professionals in Germany

Germany is not planning to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term and said its priority now is to make "long-overdue progress" towards a two-state solution, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.