France will not participate in a new initiative allowing European countries to purchase American weapons for Ukraine, according to French officials familiar with the matter.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits London to sign a significant friendship treaty with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The treaty aims to reset EU-UK relations, including agreements on defense ...

Sir Keir Starmer will host German chancellor Friedrich Merz on his first official visit to the UK on Thursday as the Prime Minister seeks to boost ties on defence and tackling people smuggling ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will sign a new Anglo-German treaty in London on Thursday ...

Friedrich Merz embarks on his first trip to London as German chancellor on Thursday to meet with British Prime Minister Keir ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou is staking the political future of his government on a budget aimed at significantly reducing France’s national debt.

France's prime minister announced plans for spending cuts on Tuesday as the government targets around 43 billion euros' ($50.0 billion) worth of savings ...

On July 16, media outlets Politico and La Stampa reported that both France and Italy have chosen not to participate in a new NATO-led initiative designed to finance the delivery of American weapons to ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has long advocated for Europeans to develop their own defense-industrial base through local ...

Donald Trump’s second term has so far been much more radical than his first. But even among the broad range of extreme ...

France’s public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling €168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU rules. View on euronews ...

Back-channel contacts, direct diplomacy and a multibillion-dollar weapons deal helped align the U.S. and Europe on arming ...