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

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the ...

Merz’s CDU/CSU and their likely future coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), plan to exempt defence spending from ...

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.

German lawmakers gave the green light Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defence and infrastructure pushed by ...

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Meloni balancing EU and US interests in the “coalition of the willing” summit ...

Germany's parliament has approved a massive spending surge aimed at reviving economic growth and boosting military funding, marking a departure from decades of fiscal conservatism. This decision, led ...

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