The $300 billion question: What to do with Russia’s frozen central bank money?
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt, Kyiv’s European allies are weighing whether to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and use the money to compensate Ukraine, ...
Billions for the climate: Germany's surprising Green victory
Despite a huge setback in Germany's federal election, the Green Party has secured a victory to the tune of billions of euros.
German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending
Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Germany's likely next leader wins parliament's backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers Tuesday to allow the country to put ...
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.
Confidence in German economy surges as parliament approves huge spending plan
As Germany’s parliament convened an emergency session on Tuesday to vote on a hundreds of billion euro spending plan, it became clear that the proposed fiscal boost has already had an impact on ...
Germany: The pivotal role of the Bundesrat
Germany's second chamber of parliament, the Bundesrat, might throw a wrench in Friedrich Merz's debt brake reform. The chamber representing Germany's 16 states must approve all laws that affect states ...
4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.
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‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty,’ French politician says in backlash against Trump
Macron has let his prime minister, François Bayrou, play the role of being a more critical voice. Bayrou tore into the “brutality” that was shown to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his ...
German Lawmakers Approve Major Spending Package
German lawmakers approved a major spending plan aimed at turbocharging its military and retooling its stagnating economy, shedding years of fiscal prudence.
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No war of aggression against Europe – Why Germany’s rearmament policy is leading in the wrong direction
On March 13, 2025, a public hearing was held in the budget committee of the German Bundestag on the planned amendment to the German constitution for a ...
German parliament passes debt rule reform, half-trillion euro fund
Germany's outgoing parliament on Tuesday passed a massive increase in government borrowing, including a sweeping change to the country's debt rules.