Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz agreed a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

The agreement establishing a coalition government of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) underscores ...

Germany faces the conundrum of choosing ministers for its next government without flouting equality sensitivities: the main ...

Germany’s two major centrist parties have reached a coalition deal, the culmination of weeks of negotiations after the ...

Merz said the deal is “a very strong and clear signal to the people of our country, and also a clear signal to our partners in the European Union: Germany is getting a government that is capable ...

A reform of the corporate tax system will be initiated ... maintain the citizenship reforms introduced by the previous government. Germany backs a binding EU climate target to cut net emissions ...

Germany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social Democrats to govern Europe's biggest economy, five months after the previous government collapsed. Merz ...

BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after finalizing a deal Wednesday to form a new government. Merz, 69, who will ...

Germany’s parliamentary election on February 23 saw a significant shift in the country’s political balance, with the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) alliance ...

Friedrich Merz said the draft deal - with Germany's Social Democrats - aimed to create a strong government with courageous responses Germany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a ...

Germany's next government said it would aim for a medium ... A reform of the corporate tax system will be initiated, and the corporate tax rate will be reduced by one percentage point per year ...