Germany’s would-be next chancellor Friedrich Merz is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court has received more legal complaints from lawmakers against plans by ...

Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...

Germany's planned surge in borrowing to fund defence spending and revive growth heralds a new era for European security, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag lower ...

German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his proposed huge spending boost for defence was needed because of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 'war of aggression against Europe'.

Germany's chancellor designate Friedrich Merz wants to scrap restraints on borrowing and allow for much higher defence spending ...

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

Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...

Germany's lower house of parliament is set to vote on a massive surge in borrowing that could boost Europe's largest economy and stimulate growth across the region, even as it faces trade tensions ...

Germany's lower house is voting on a major borrowing initiative to boost its economy amid US trade tensions. The plan, backed by Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Greens, includes ...

Germany's Constitutional Court has dismissed challenges against a borrowing initiative led by Friedrich Merz, allowing the ...

Newly elected Friedrich Merz has proposed nearly €1 trillion in new spending on defense and infrastructure for the sluggish ...