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

Under Germany's constitution, Merz needs a two-thirds majority to get the changes passed. With the support of the Greens and ...

Berlin seals a deal to ramp up defense spending indefinitely.

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached a tentative agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending ...

FILE PHOTO: Friedrich Merz, chancellor-in-waiting and leader of Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), looks on as he ...

An agreement has been reached on plans by German chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz to massively ramp up public borrowing, a ...

Nach dem Wahlsieg der Union am 23. Februar hat Unions-Kanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz sein Wahlversprechen, zu einer ...

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German politics has delivered yet another masterclass in how to betray your voters while maintaining a straight face. This ...

Macron will be in Berlin to meet with the incumbent chancellor, Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, to prepare the summit in ...

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to ...