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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

Economists’ proposal for up to €800bn of funding under review as part of coalition talksView the full article

Frontrunner for chancellor expresses doubts over US Nato commitments, with the far-right AfD set for its best resultView the full article

Chancellor wary about the ‘social climate developing there’ as relations with Donald The President hit new lowView the full article

Chancellor’s strongest criticism yet of Netanyahu government highlights deep German unease over Hamas conflictView the full article

Chancellor-to-be moves to relax debt brake in ‘sea change’ from country’s conservative approach to borrowingView the full article

Country’s small and medium-sized businesses are pivoting to defence amid European rearmament View the full article

Investors warn that higher bond yields could make it harder for members of the bloc to increase defence spending View the full article

Embracing creative destruction would revive the country’s fortunesView the full article