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Germany’s big spending splurge gives EU the jitters
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to subsidize German industry. Other European governments worry about unfair ...
German parliament approves massive spending package
Friedrich Merz pushed the Bundesrat to vote on the spending package, which would make the country less reliant on defense ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees spending deal with Greens
Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...
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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 ...
Germany is back, says Merz after historic spending deal
Under Germany's constitution, Merz needs a two-thirds majority to get the changes passed. With the support of the Greens and ...
‘Fiscal bazooka’: Bundestag approves massive spending on militarization
The lower house of the German Parliament voted to bankroll a massive militarization plan as a backstop against Russian ...
German parties agree deal to loosen debt limit, expand defense spending as Europe called to do more
German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.