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Germany's Merz inaugurates a historic new brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spending
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has traveled to NATO partner Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade meant to protect the ...
Germany set to defend Nato neighbours with new brigade in Lithuania
The brigade will comprise 4,800 troops and 2,000 vehicles when fully operational in end 2027. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Germany bolsters NATO's eastern flank with new brigade in Lithuania
Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade aimed at strengthening NATO's presence and ...
Germany, Italy Say Europe's Leaders 'Far From' Talks on Troop Deployment in Ukraine
ROME/BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe is a long way from talking about deploying troops in Ukraine as all its efforts are currently ...
New Chancellor, Old Constraints: Germany's Friedrich Merz Will Have A Hard Time Freeing The Country From Its Self-Imposed Shackles
Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, as he prepared to lose the“in-waiting” qualifier from his ...
Germany pushes ahead with budget preparations, savings encouraged, document shows
Germany's new finance minister has started intensive preparations for the 2025 and 2026 budgets, with savings necessary ...
Germany updates: Merz attends papal inauguration Mass
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. Meanwhile, a new study ...
Germany updates: Chancellor Merz meets Italy's Meloni
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Rome and has met Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. Meanwhile, the business-focused FDP party has a new leader after a poor election result. DW has more.
How Germany and Europe are bulking up militaries
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries ...