Germany’s government said the economy is showing signs of stabilizing even as renewed hostilities in the Middle East could yet derail an expected recovery in the second half.
Germany’s government said the economy is showing signs of stabilizing even as renewed hostilities in the Middle East could yet derail an expected recovery in the second half.
A worker controls a melting furnace with copper alloy at a plant in Menden, Germany.
A Spanish bid to boost joint debt issuance by the European Union was met with skepticism from some of the bloc’s top economies.
Carlos Cuerpo, Spain's economy minister, left, and Simon Harris, Ireland's finance minister, at a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. The European Union’s US trade deal is set to go into effect after the bloc gave its final sign-off, banking that the pact will ensure some stability despite ongoing economic tensions.
A Spanish bid to boost joint debt issuance by the European Union was met with skepticism from some of the bloc’s top economies.
Carlos Cuerpo, Spain's economy minister, left, and Simon Harris, Ireland's finance minister, at a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. The European Union’s US trade deal is set to go into effect after the bloc gave its final sign-off, banking that the pact will ensure some stability despite ongoing economic tensions.
Europe’s economy is looking at a fresh bout of uncertainty following Donald Trump’s declaration that the US ceasefire with Iran is over, officials from the region said.
Europe’s economy is looking at a fresh bout of uncertainty following Donald Trump’s declaration that the US ceasefire with Iran is over, officials from the region said.
An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in May.
Europe’s economy is looking at a fresh bout of uncertainty following Donald Trump’s declaration that the US ceasefire with Iran is over, officials from the region said.
Europe’s economy is looking at a fresh bout of uncertainty following Donald Trump’s declaration that the US ceasefire with Iran is over, officials from the region said.
An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in May.
Germany will ramp up spending on defense and security to more than €200 billion ($228 billion) by the end of the decade, amounting to a third of the federal budget as Europe’s No. 1 economy pushes to rearm.
Germany will ramp up spending on defense and security to more than €200 billion ($228 billion) by the end of the decade, amounting to a third of the federal budget as Europe’s No. 1 economy pushes to rearm.
Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr during an exercise of the Panzergrenadier Training Bataillon 92 at the military training area in Munster, northern Germany, on June 5, 2026.
Germany plans to increase net new borrowing for 2027 to €118 billion ($135 billion), about 7% more than projected in April.
Commuters next to the Urania World Clock at Alexanderplatz, in view of the Berlin TV tower, in central Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. EU countries are worried that Germany's 200 billion borrowing plan will reopen economic divisions the bloc had managed to bridge during the Covid crisis.
German data in the coming week showing the cumulative impact of the Iran war will set the stage for the government’s latest bid to awaken animal spirits in Europe’s biggest economy.
German data in the coming week showing the cumulative impact of the Iran war will set the stage for the government’s latest bid to awaken animal spirits in Europe’s biggest economy.
German data in the coming week showing the cumulative impact of the Iran war will set the stage for the government’s latest bid to awaken animal spirits in Europe’s biggest economy.
German data in the coming week showing the cumulative impact of the Iran war will set the stage for the government’s latest bid to awaken animal spirits in Europe’s biggest economy.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition agreed on €10 billion ($11.4 billion) in annual income tax relief and a range of measures to bolster Germany’s labor market as part of a set of reforms designed to revive economic growth and stabilize the budget.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition agreed on €10 billion ($11.4 billion) in annual income tax relief and a range of measures to bolster Germany’s labor market as part of a set of reforms designed to revive economic growth and stabilize the budget.
Markus Söder, Friedrich Merz, Bärbel Bas and Lars Klingbeil during a news conference in Berlin, on July 2. Photographer: Michael Kappeler/picture alliance/Getty Images
Germany’s central bank is vying to oversee the country’s planned state-backed pension fund, set to be one of Europe’s largest pools of long-term capital worth hundreds of billions of euros.
Germany’s central bank is vying to oversee the country’s planned state-backed pension fund, set to be one of Europe’s largest pools of long-term capital worth hundreds of billions of euros.
KfW, Germany’s state-owned development bank. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is negotiating as much as €20 billion ($22.8 billion) in income-tax relief as it taps momentum for its broader reform agenda, though the parties remain divided on how to pay for the cuts.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is negotiating as much as €20 billion ($22.8 billion) in income-tax relief as it taps momentum for its broader reform agenda, though the parties remain divided on how to pay for the cuts.
Friedrich Merz on June 25. Photographer: Bernd Elmenthaler/dpa/AP Photo
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition is preparing to back a proposal for a sweeping overhaul of Germany’s pension system, including politically sensitive measures such as a market-based savings component, tighter rules on early retirement and a gradual increase in the retirement age, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition is preparing to back a proposal for a sweeping overhaul of Germany’s pension system, including politically sensitive measures such as a market-based savings component, tighter rules on early retirement and a gradual increase in the retirement age, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, left, and Lars Klingbeil, Germany's finance minister, deliver statements following an auto industry summit in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Merz's ruling alliance agreed on new purchase incentives for zero-emission vehicles worth €3 billion ($3.5 billion) through 2029, part of his government’s broader effort to support the nation’s ailing carmakers.
The head of Germany’s state development bank warned that a rising tide of political extremism poses a threat to foreign investment in Europe’s biggest economy.
The head of Germany’s state development bank warned that a rising tide of political extremism poses a threat to foreign investment in Europe’s biggest economy.
Several European Union countries are expressing concerns about the bloc’s move to loosen budget rules as the Iran war squeezes markets, arguing the continent may be eroding its fiscal discipline.
Several European Union countries are expressing concerns about the bloc’s move to loosen budget rules as the Iran war squeezes markets, arguing the continent may be eroding its fiscal discipline.
The Berlaymont building, the European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition will attempt to overcome deep differences over a sweeping reform agenda in talks Wednesday as parties turn to a plan for a broad tax cut alongside potential hikes for higher earners.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition will attempt to overcome deep differences over a sweeping reform agenda in talks Wednesday as parties turn to a plan for a broad tax cut alongside potential hikes for higher earners.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, center, attends a cabinet meeting on June 10. Photographer: Maryam Majd/Getty Images
Germany’s government is struggling to mobilize infrastructure spending from its flagship €500 billion ($582 billion) investment fund designed to revive Europe’s largest economy.
Germany’s government is struggling to mobilize infrastructure spending from its flagship €500 billion ($582 billion) investment fund designed to revive Europe’s largest economy.
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