BERLIN—Germany’s mammoth spending package cleared its last parliamentary hurdle, paving the way for as much as €1 trillion in civilian and defense investments to jolt the region’s economy and reduce ...

Afghan families wait at the airport in Islamabad for their departure to Germany on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Nabila Lalee / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP) BERLIN (AFP) — Berlin is ...

While Germany has for years had “no money” to meet its target of spending at least two percent of GDP on defense, it is the world champion in development aid spending. Officially, Germany spent almost ...

Germany’s economy is facing another uncomfortable situation. After two decades of relying on exports and industrial might, the model looks tired. Growth has flatlined, the export surplus is shrinking, ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Investors are paying for the privilege to lend Germany money as they look for a haven from the financial and economic crisis hitting the rest of Europe. Germany auctioned ...

BERLIN — On a cloudy day in mid-September, I biked across Germany's capital to meet up with Oliver Richtberg, a representative of the VDMA, at his organization's annual political conference. The VDMA ...