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

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

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

Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II.

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

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 parliament has approved Friedrich Merz’s plans to inject up to €1tn into the country ... Democrats (SPD), are seeking to allow unlimited borrowing for defence spending and create a €500bn, ...

The lower house of the German Parliament voted to bankroll a massive militarization plan as a backstop against Russian ...

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