Kamil Kowalcze

German Finance and Economy Ministry Reporter

An FCAS model aircraft.

Europe

Germany, Spain Urge Breakthrough in Stalled Fighter Jet Program

Boris Pistorius

Merz Launches Bid to Lure Recruits Into German Armed Forces

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Meets European Commission President Michel And Moldova's President Sandu

Merz and Macron Offer Moldova Support to Deter Moscow Threat

GERMANY-CANADA-DIPLOMACY-GOVERNMENT

Merz and Carney Vow Deeper Cooperation on Critical Minerals

Puma fighting vehicle production at a Rheinmetall plant.

Germany Readies €100 Billion Fund to Invest in Strategic Assets

Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil Discusses Budget

German Finance Chief Plans to Ask Bessent About Quotas for Steel

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Merz’s €172 Billion Budget Gap Adds Pressure for Debt Reform

Alternative for Germany (AfD) Co-Leader Alice Weidel Interview

Europe’s Far Right Blasts Trump Trade Deal as Support Wavers

German PzH 2000 howitzers.

Tax & Spend

Germany Aims for NATO Goal With €162 Billion Budget by 2029

German defense minister Boris Pistorius in Berlin on July 23.

Germany to Smooth Military Procurement in Massive Spending Push

South Africa Hosts G20 Finance Track Meetings

G-20 Communique Delivers Rare Show of Unity Amid Trump Trade War

Germany Announces New Government After a Coalition Accord

Economics

G-7 Vows to Crack Down on China’s Economic Sway, Klingbeil Says

German Lawmakers Debate Budget in Parliament

Central Banks

Challenges to Fed Independence Resonate Beyond US, Nagel Says

SAFRICA-G20-ECONOMY-FINANCE

Trump’s Trade War Tests G-20’s Resolve to Stay on Course

Ursula von der Leyen announces the European Commission’s budget on July 16.

Europe

Germany Rejects EU Plan for Beefed-Up €2 Trillion Budget

Eric Lombard and Lars Klingbeil on July 16.

German Finance Chief Says Berlin Committed to Global Company Tax

Inside ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG Manufacturing Facility

Industries

Thyssenkrupp Steel, Labor Union Reach Agreement on Job Cuts

Friedrich Merz delivers a speech at the Federal Council in Berlin on July 11.

Merz’s €46 Billion Tax-Break Package Gets Final Lawmaker Backing

The Commerzbank headquarters in Frankfurt.

German Minister Urges UniCredit to Drop Commerzbank Pursuit