A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

German business optimism rose to the highest level since June 2024 as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz readies hundreds ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...

Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.

Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...

Germany's parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday, throwing off decades of fiscal conservatism in ...

Chancellor-in-waiting uses outgoing Bundestag to loosen debt brake and unleash investments in defence and infrastructure ...

Mr Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats are in negotiations to form a government after February's election. Read ...

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German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.