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Germany's parliament backs incoming leader's plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?
Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to take the reins as Germany's new chancellor, for an enormous boost to the country's military budget, signaling a dramatic ...
Yahoo17d
Former Russian president Medvedev compares Germany's Merz to Goebbels
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Russia's Medvedev compares Germany's Merz to Nazi Goebbels
Former Russian President Medvedev compared Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, to Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. Meanwhile, Moscow has declared another German political ...
De Telegraaf18d
Russische oud-president Medvedev vergelijkt toekomstig Duits bondskanselier Merz met Goebbels: ’Slechte start Fritz!’
De uitspraak van de waarschijnlijk toekomstige Duitse bondskanselier Friedrich Merz (CDU) over een door Vladimir Poetin geleidde aanvalsoorlog tegen Europa, valt in Moskou niet in goede aarde.
UPI19d
German parliament votes for massive debt reform, defense spending hike
March 18 (UPI) --Germany's parliament voted Tuesday in favor of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz's massive debt reform, which will free up hundreds of billions of euros for Europe's defenses ...
NPR19d
German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending
BERLIN — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation's strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts ...
CNN19d
Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending. The ...
Associated Press19d
Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz speaks during a debate ...
The Financial Times20d
Friedrich Merz ‘confident’ about Germany’s make-or-break spending vote
Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed “confidence” about Tuesday’s make-or-break ...
Fast Company20d
Germany’s parliament approves huge defense and infrastructure spending reforms
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans. Germany’s would-be next chancellor ...
Wall Street Journal22d
Germany Chooses Rearmament, at Last
Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Amanda R. Gray/U.S. Navy ‘Germany is back,” incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared Friday, and it may even be true. He was announcing an unprecedented ...