German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre left, and Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor, before a TV election debate in ...

JD Vance, the US vice president, has warned that free speech is on the retreat in Britain and Europe in his landmark address ...

There’s nothing new about Europe’s dependence on America’s security umbrella. It was ever thus (at least in most of our lifetimes). Yet never before has Europe allowed itself to be put on a leash by ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday warned the United States not to strike a deal with Russia "behind our ...

The Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Europe cannot rule out the possibility that "American might say no to Europe on ...

Russian and US officials are set to meet in Munich on Friday, with Ukraine also invited to participate, Donald Trump has said. “They’re having a meeting in Munich tomorrow. Russia’s going to be there ...

Europe's contingent arrives in Munich braced for even higher-stakes diplomacy than they would have anticipated days ago.

The commission said it had not received any official notification from the White House about planned tariffs on European ...

France appears to be an island of pessimism, according to a political confidence barometer published by Cevipof on February ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, the president was expected early this week to discuss imposing 25% tariffs on imports ...

S&P 500 E-Mini futures are up +0.46%, andMarch Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures are up +0.61% this morning as investors shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff a ...