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 ...

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Former Russian President Medvedev compared Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor ... to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.Image: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/picture alliance ...

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 ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz speaks during a debate ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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