Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is about to make history with his vow to create the 'strongest conventional army in Europe,' writes ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized the significance of Baltic security, marking a historic troop deployment in Lithuania to bolster NATO’s eastern flank amid Russian tension. Germany is ...

Germany on Thursday backed U.S. President Donald Trump's demand to more than double NATO's defence spending target to 5% of ...

Germany launches first permanent foreign military deployment since WWII, with 5,000 troops to be stationed in Lithuania by ...

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

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia threatens security in Europe as he visited Lithuania to mark the official ...

Efforts to boost NATO commitments come under pressure from President Donald Trump who has complained that the United States foots too much of the bill for European security. Merz said Germany was ...

While Germany has joined multinational ... Trump has heaped pressure on fellow NATO members to increase defence spending, sparked fears about American commitment to Europe, and caused shock ...

In a wide-ranging speech in the Bundestag, the German Chancellor outlined his new government's priorities, including a plan ...

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP ... Donald Trump has heaped pressure on fellow NATO members to increase defence spending, sparked fears about American commitment to Europe, and caused shock with ...