Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.
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 ...
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. The victory ...
‘Fiscal bazooka’: Bundestag approves massive spending on militarization
The lower house of the German Parliament voted to bankroll a massive militarization plan as a backstop against Russian aggression.
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 ...