The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...

German lawmakers have voted to allow a huge increase in defence and infrastructure spending - a seismic shift for the country ...

Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defence spending. This could pave the way ...

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

Germany's parliament on Tuesday passed a historic bill unlocking a record level of state borrowing for defence and infrastructure through amending the country's constitutionally enshrined fiscal rules ...

Germany's parliament voted Tuesday in favor of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz's massive debt reform, which will free up ...

Germany's parliament has passed a bill to loosen the country's strict debt rule to enable higher defense spending.

Germany's leading stock market index, the DAX, climbed to a record 23,476 points on Tuesday, boosted by the prospect of a ...

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

Germany's top AAA credit rating could face pressure in the longer run if a vast spending effort is not offset by ...

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

Under Germany's constitution, Merz needs a two-thirds majority to get the changes passed. With the support of the Greens and ...