An internal survey about extremist attitudes in the German military now found that it does not have "systemic" extremism in ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries also have ambitious plans for their armed forces. DW takes a closer look.

Germany must have a stronger army than Britain, its chancellor has said, as he committed to spending 5 per cent of annual GDP ...

Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).

European allies have stressed the urgency of growing and improving their military capabilities to counter Russia.

Conscription could be used to increase the size of the German army, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Read Full ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged yesterday to build up “the strongest conventional army in Europe” as the continent ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s armed forces into Europe’s ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.