Germany plans to more than double its defense outlays — including Ukraine aid — to as much as €162 billion ($189 billion) over the next four years as part of an investment push to rebuild its neglected military in response to mounting Russian aggression in Europe.

Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany, has stated that Berlin will not turn a blind eye to issues of anti-corruption and the rule of law in its support for Kyiv’s path towards the European Union,

The announcement comes after Elbit received an order on Dec. 23, 2024, from Lufthansa Technik to equip the German government’s Airbus A350 shuttle fleet.

European capitals defended the trade deal struck with President Donald Trump, which will see the European Union accept a 15% tariff on most of its exports to the US while reducing levies on some American products to zero.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has welcomed the agreement reached in the customs dispute between the European Union and the US. "With the agreement, we have succeeded in averting a trade conflict that would have hit the export-oriented German economy hard,

U.S. trade deal averts a full-on trade war, but is still likely to crimp Europe's already-weak economic growth. The region's export powerhouses—drug-production hub Ireland and European autos capital Germany—are likely to get hit hardest,

European stocks are near record highs again, seemingly shaking off tense trade talks and currency headwinds, while volatility has evaporated, giving rise to four key themes that investors are playing as they wait for the next major catalyst.

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on immigration and other issues.

Pier Silvio Berlusconi has raised his MediaForEurope offer for Germany's Prosieben in a preamble to a likely takeover in September.

The European Commission will probably not impose a so-called excessive deficit procedure on Germany for breaching the EU's budget deficit cap this year, Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told the Financial Times.

Germany continues to provide Freelance Visa for independent professionals. This long-stay visa allows foreign nationals, including Indians, to live and work legally. The application fee is approximately ₹7,