Germany will seek to prioritise defence spending in the next EU budget while opposing any increase in national contributions to the common pot, according to a position paper.

Germany aims to prioritize defense spending in the next EU budget while firmly opposing any increase in national ...

Only a handful of EU countries have signalled interest in activating the ‘escape clause’ to free up more cash for defence. Germany has ... states from running budget deficits greater than ...

BRUSSELS ― Germany ... EU finance ministers' work, said the move would avoid a huge reallocation of the German budget away from other priorities. Kukies also used the letter to lobby the Commission to ...

Germany is the largest economy within the EU, and taken together, the EU accounts for even more trade with the U.S. than ...

So, EU members are big steps behind on their budgeting. Europe is planning to free up €800 billion for defense purposes in the next four years. That will be a temporary increase to the budget ...

News - The European Parliament is set to vote today in Strasbourg on a proposal for an 18-month extension of the ...

Germany and Greece have asked the ... so-called national escape clause–to exempt its own defense spending next year from the EU’s budget rules, a spokesperson for the European Commission ...

Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to take the reins as Germany's new chancellor, for an enormous boost to the country's military budget ... with a focus on two ...

The vote solidifies incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s focus on defense ... the EU and even the U.K. have called it a pivotal and historic moment and echoed these desires. Germany, which ...