The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

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

An agreement has been reached on plans by German chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz to massively ramp up public borrowing, a ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached a tentative agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending ...

Berlin seals a deal to ramp up defense spending indefinitely.

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

Germany's IfW economic institute raised its 2026 growth estimate for Europe's largest economy on Thursday, anticipating ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone shares and the euro rallied on Friday following news that German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich ...

Russia's westward push and U.S. indifference towards European worries may trigger a strong economic revival in the region, ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in ...

Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...