Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.

Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell spoke in favor of increasing military spending during a visit to Elizabethtown Tuesday.

Euro zone economic growth is already taking a hit from the Trump administration's trade war but the expected surge in defence ...

German lawmakers have voted to allow a huge increase in defence and infrastructure spending - a seismic shift for the country ...

Israel's largest defence firm Elbit Systems reported stronger quarterly profit, helped by higher revenue from Israel's ...

Merz’s CDU/CSU and their likely future coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), plan to exempt defence spending from ...

The Coalition is considering significantly increasing national defence spending by up to $15 billion per year ahead of what ...

Germany's lower house of parliament is set to vote on a massive surge in borrowing that could boost Europe's largest economy and stimulate growth across the region, even as it faces trade tensions ...

Germany’s parliament has approved a historic easing of the country’s debt limit to boost defense spending and spare €500 ...

VVD party leader Dilan Yesilgöz has said the Netherlands should raise its defence spending to 3.5% of GDP “and maybe higher ...

Germany is on track for a sharp increase in military spending that could equip a bigger Bundeswehr—the German military—with ...