Joe Baur is an American who has lived in Berlin for five years with no plans to move back to the US, but he misses Midwestern small talk.

Polls opened across Germany on Sunday in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent.

After decades of under spending on the military, Berlin now wants to ramp up its defence capabilities, realising Europe can no longer count on the United States to provide securit

Berlin’s decision to lift all caps on military spending and binge on infrastructure marks a U-turn for the fiscally conservative country.

German business leaders on Monday called on Berlin to form a new government swiftly, warning Europe's top economy could not afford to waste any time as companies suffer from high costs, red tape and rising competition from abroad.

Four Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe went on trial in Berlin on Tuesday, in what prosecutors described as the first court case against militants of the Islamist group in Germany.

As Europe faces some of the greatest crises of modern time, Germany’s leadership in the Europe Union has been put under pressure. In Berlin, Jonathan Dimbleby invites an audience to put questions about Germany and Europe to a panel of opinion-formers and decision-makers.

Conservatives win with second worst post-war result Merz doubles down on fears over U.S. policy Far-right AfD surges to win 20.8% of vote Focus on debt brake to tackle economic slump BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged Europeans to build up their own defence capabilities,

BERLIN — Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II,

German business leaders called for Berlin to quickly form a new Government on Monday, warning that Europe's largest economy

German business leaders called for Berlin to form a new cabinet quickly on Monday, warning that Europe's largest economy cannot

It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.