The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...

Germany’s parliament made history Tuesday as it voted to sharply increase defense spending – by exempting it from limits on ...

Despite Berlin's plans to boost its military forces, the Bundeswehr still falls woefully short of filling its ranks, a new ...

The German military is facing a manpower crisis, with overall troop levels down despite a recruiting effort aimed at building ...

the German army. Deutsche Bank said the move would open the door to “open-ended borrowing on defence” – raising the prospect ...

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's military is ageing and shrinking, the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces warned on ...

Intelligence-gathering satellites could be launched into space from Scotland under an initiative involving the German military. In a bid to strengthen Europe’s defence links, the German air ...

As an "Ungediente" - a civilian without prior military service - his rifle training is part of ... trainees assist active-duty personnel and civilian organizations such as the German Red Cross, and ...

The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...