BERLIN: German lawmakers on Tuesday voted for a colossal defence and infrastructure spending package proposed by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich ...

Germany's parliament approves a historic spending plan increasing bond issuance to boost economic growth and military ...

The spending plan is aimed at turbocharging its military and retooling its stagnating economy. The National Association of Home Builders' measure of industry sentiment fell this month to its lowest ...

Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.

With the Trump administration expected to disengage from Europe, bloc leaders appear to be serious about banding together on ...

Germany's parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday, throwing off decades of fiscal conservatism in ...

The dollar gained against the euro as Germany's parliament approved a large-scale spending plan, and the U.S. Federal Reserve started its March policy meeting. While the euro saw a slight decline, the ...

Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...

The Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill that could unlock hundreds of billions of euros in borrowed funds for military and infrastructure spending. Led by Friedrich Merz, the man ...

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 ...

An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the country’s Constitution — and its culture.