German lawmakers have unveiled a new military service plan mandating all 18-year-old men to indicate their suitability to ...

The latest data on food irradiation in Europe shows use of the technique is continuing to go down. Every year, member ...

Germany is building Europe’s largest battery storage project, a 1 GW/4 GWh system by LEAG and Fluence in Jänschwalde.

With Donald Trump’s open support for Russia and his turning away from Europe and NATO, the question of the credibility of the American nuclear promise has taken center stage. Unlike during Trump’s ...

UK defence has big ideas but is underfunded. Germany’s spending is rapid and extensive – but its approach looks dated. The ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the United States in security matters, after his grouping won the biggest share of ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries also have ambitious plans for their armed forces. DW takes a closer ...

As it became clear that President Trump was in earnest about reducing America’s military commitment to NATO and European defense, many leaders on the other side of the Atlantic were in a state of ...

Christian Democrats leader Friedrich Merz will likely be the next chancellor of Germany after his party won the majority of the seats in the country's election. Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty ...

Three times in the history of Germany, its chancellors have made strategic choices that opened the door to a better future for Europe. Today, there’s not just an opportunity but an urgent need for a ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's bold step to rip up its fiscal rulebook could be a game-changer for Europe's stuttering economy, reestablishing its biggest nation as the powerhouse of a lethargic bloc ...

It was a late September night when muffled blasts and a stream of bubbles broke the surface of the Baltic Sea. Explosions had ripped through the two Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s gas highway ...