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.
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 ...
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.
German parliament approves Merz's historic spending surge
Germany's parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday, throwing off decades of fiscal conservatism in hopes of reviving economic growth and scaling up military spending for a new ...
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.
Give the Statue of Liberty back to France, French lawmaker says
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...