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Once one of the Eurozone’s strongest jobs markets, the number of unemployed has topped 3mn for the first time in 15 yearsView the full article

Partial embargo caused backlash for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and prompted harsh criticism from Benjamin NetanyahuView the full article

Finance minister signals end of Berlin’s reluctance to completing Europe’s capital markets unionView the full article

Berlin says Washington should not target subsidiaries of Russian oil company located in GermanyView the full article

Friedrich Merz leads German pivot in Europe’s ‘rearmament’ raceView the full article

Bundestag asked to sign off on multibillion contracts, including a €21bn order for soldiers’ protective equipmentView the full article

Beleaguered programme may continue in scaled-back form, after Airbus CEO said his company had given up on fighter jetView the full article

Chancellor Friedrich Merz seeking to reignite economy and address challenges of a shrinking workforceView the full article

Move is ‘first step’ towards joint production of weapons able to strike targets in Russian territoryView the full article

Move aims to speed up spending of country’s expanded defence budgetView the full article

Berlin publishes its first military strategy since second world warView the full article

Senior officials will direct more money towards innovation following criticism of reliance on ‘legacy’ systemsView the full article

Chancellor-in-waiting denounces latest Russian attack and says Kyiv needs help to ‘get ahead’ in the conflict View the full article

Manufacturing and trade figures dating from before Iran war disappointView the full article

Europe’s largest economy could return to pre-pandemic growth trend View the full article

Deal paves way for the flagship defence and infrastructure package to be adopted by parliament next weekView the full article

Party officials reject €500bn infrastructure fund plan and change to debt borrowing rules to fund defence spendingView the full article

Non-voters and young people turned out for the AfD and far left, depriving the CDU of an enthusiastic mandateView the full article

Chancellor says Berlin has joined the US, UK and France in lifting range restrictions on weapons supplied to KyivView the full article

Chancellor calls on Europe to unlock €140bn loan and ‘massively raise the costs’ of Kremlin aggressionView the full article

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate billsView the full article

Chancellor-in-waiting unveils CDU cabinet picks a week before taking officeView the full article