Germany is in an economic mess—terrible energy policies, a massive welfare system and a collapse in its work ethic. Chancellor Merz needs to look to the example of legendary economist Ludwig Erhard. A ...

This week shows the Allies first attempts to break the German Enigma code. Meanwhile, the German war economy shows some flaws and the Soviets are massing artillery in an effort to break the Finnish ...

Frankfurt: Germany's economy is suffering its "deepest crisis" since World War II, an industry group warned Tuesday, calling ...

Defence giants are drawing battle lines as Germany rearms, with the old guard arguing for traditional heavy weaponry while ...

Speaking to the conservative Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung over the weekend, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Union—CDU) once again confirmed his goal that Germany should build “the ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, August 6, 2025, [AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi] With the visit of German Finance Minister, ...

Germany reported its steepest drop in industrial production in 3.7 years in August, as Europe's biggest economy struggled to revive its automobile sector and sustain exports. Industrial production ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Five leading German economic institutes have nudged their 2025 growth forecast for Europe's largest economy up to 0.2%, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The ...

The leaked “OPLAN DEU” document, outlining how Germany could become NATO’s central hub of military planning against Russia, ...

German GDP contracts 0.3% in Q2, revised from 0.1% US demand slowed after strong Q1 in anticipation of tariffs Industrial production performed worse than initially assumed BERLIN, Aug 22 (Reuters) - ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter compared with the first three months of the year, as demand from its top trading partner the United States slowed following ...