BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.

BERLIN — Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting in a fiery Bundestag debate Thursday urged Green lawmakers to pass constitutional ...

The parties hoping to form the next German government - the conservative bloc and Social Democrats (SPD) - are making significant efforts in winning over the Greens, whose votes they need to pass a ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor urged lawmakers Thursday to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on ...

Ongoing U.S. tariffs could push Europe’s largest economy into a recession, German central bank President Joachim Nagel warned ...

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A senior Greens legislator said there would still be a sufficient, albeit different, majority to reform Germany's debt brake ...

Plans for Germany to unleash a massive increase in state borrowing faced new questions on Wednesday, with a co-leader of the ...

A senior ally of Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday was optimistic about securing support for a ...

Germany's potential next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, plans to overhaul strict borrowing rules with support from the SPD. The proposed off-balance-sheet fund aims to boost infrastructure and exempt ...

Germany’s Greens are ready to negotiate and are hoping for an agreement by the end of this week in a dispute over defense ...