Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the ...

Germany's chancellor designate Friedrich Merz wants to scrap restraints on borrowing and allow for much higher defence ...

The likely next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, announced on Friday, March 14, that he had secured enough votes to ...

Yesterday, the German parliament approved a historic amount of debt-funded investment in defence and infrastructure. Over the next few years, Germany may spend up to €1 trillion (£841 billion) on ...

Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...

Chancellor-in-waiting uses outgoing Bundestag to loosen debt brake and unleash investments in defence and infrastructure ...

Friedrich Merz, almost assured to be Germany’s next chancellor, is ignoring conventional wisdom when it comes to relations ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that the country's new government must be ready to make financial ...

Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...

German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his proposed huge spending boost for defence was needed because ...

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

Germany's parliament has passed a significant fiscal expansion to enhance economic growth and bolster military spending, ...