Friedrich Merz

The German far right, leading in several polls, is coming in from the cold with the support of Washington’s new strategic document

European leaders must decide this week whether to mobilize €193 billion in sovereign funds held by a Belgian clearinghouse. Failure would ‘seriously damage the EU’s capacity for action for years,’ warns German chancellor Merz

The coalition led by the Christian Democrat Merz faces accusations of opening the door to the international legitimization of the Islamist regime, which Germany and its allies fought for two decades

NATO allies send anti-aircraft systems and reinforcements to Copenhagen after drone incursion

A dozen member states have some form of Armed Forces civilian training program, a growing trend since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Germany is the latest to follow suit

Keir Starmer uses geopolitical uncertainty and the need for rearmament to rekindle cooperation between London and Brussels

The Ukrainian president and several European leaders will meet with the US president Monday to discuss peace negotiations with Russia

Trump’s erratic economic policies are scaring away US investors. Many experts suggest it’s time for Europe to attract that capital and reduce financing costs for EU partners

The weariness of European capitals with Washington’s posturing is strengthening Brussels’ search for answers during the final stages of negotiations

Von der Leyen and Merz urge caution amid Macron’s tougher stance against Washington

Politicians and media outlets celebrate the US president’s decision to provide the weapons agreed on under Biden, as well as new shipments

The Republican threatened to end ‘Elon’s government contracts’ in response to the magnate’s criticism of his tax bill. The comment was made during the Republican’s meeting with Chancellor Merz at the White House

Spain, France and Belgium are calling for greater forcefulness after the review of the framework governing bilateral relations was approved

The grieving process for the possible loss of Washington’s protective power has begun. ‘Our interest is to keep the Americans in Europe,’ says a prominent Christian Democrat

Germany, Poland, and Lithuania have expressed interest in a French nuclear umbrella amid concerns about US protection

Investors are waiting anxiously for possible deals to end the tariff war, without losing sight of the growing signs of stress. Fears of a recession have triggered the biggest stock market falls since the pandemic

The head of the Social Democratic delegation in Brussels and negotiator of the coalition agreement with the Christian Democrats reflects on the shock that Europe has experienced from realizing it cannot trust the US

Wünsdorf, a town nicknamed ‘Little Moscow’ during the Cold War because of its gigantic Soviet base, reflects the strong opposition in the former GDR to rearmament policies and support for Ukraine

The final results spare the CDU from having to negotiate a three-party coalition with the Greens to leave out the far-right AfD, which came in second. The future chancellor says it is paramount to work on Europe’s ‘independence’ from the US

At 99, and after having survived three concentration camps, this citizen decided to return the Order of Merit after the political upheaval caused by the union of the center-right and the far-right against migration