Merz (Germany)

Merz, Macron, Meloni, Starmer and Tusk meet in Berlin to harden NATO's European pillar before Ankara, sidelining Madrid over the 5% target

Berlin abandons the troubled €18bn anti-submarine warship line for eight TKMS MEKO A-200s, sinking Rheinmetall shares and lifting TKMS

France, the UK, Italy and Poland join Germany to coordinate Ukraine, Iran and burden-sharing

A commission hands Germany a capital pillar and life-expectancy retirement ages; the SPD and unions revolt

After the June European Council, Berlin rejects the MFF proposal and floats Ukraine 'associate membership'

Klingbeil defends ~€196bn in fresh debt as defence spending climbs toward €180bn by 2030

German troops to help fortify the Belarus and Russia borders as US engagement wavers

With a US–Iran framework deal, Berlin readies the Bundeswehr, under three conditions