The German government decided in 2022 to buy 35 U.S.-made F-35s in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Internal deliberations to buy eight additional jets, held a year ago, failed to yield a concrete result, according to industry and government people familiar with the matter.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Ukraine to continue moving forward with reforms to ensure its successful integration into the European Union. Source: Merz at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on Thursday 10 July,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday urged Slovakia to drop its veto on the European Union's new sanctions package against Russia. At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, Merz emphasized that all countries should increase pressure on Moscow to compel Russian leadership to return to the negotiating table and end the war in Ukraine.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday called on European partners to engage in closer cooperation on defence production and procurement, as he visited Riga on the final day of his Baltic trip.

Germany will carry out emergency repairs on its autobahn this weekend after extreme heat in recent days blew up large chunks of concrete along key stretches of the highway.

BRUSSELS -- European Union lawmakers will hold a confidence vote Thursday on the head of the bloc’s powerful executive arm, Ursula von der Leyen, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán leading calls for her to be ousted.

Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo decades of progress and lead to the species becoming threatened again.

German luxury stalwarts Mercedes-Benz and Porsche usually count on the US for a sizable portion of their sales. But those days could be over, at least for the time being.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects his government to take decisions on a possible reform of Germany's strict debt rules by the spring of next year, he said on Wednesday.