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

The changes roll back Germany's strict debt brake law, introduced after the 2008 financial crisis, which had limited government borrowing to 0.35 percent of GDP, except in emergencies. It is a rule ...

Friedrich Merz needed the support of two-thirds majority in parliament for his plan to unlock billions for defence and ...

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

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

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

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

The lower house of the German Parliament voted to bankroll a massive militarization plan as a backstop against Russian ...

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