In Germany, lawmakers have approved changes to the constitution to allow for unprecedented spending on defense. The historic vote brings an end to decades of austerity.

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

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

Germany is pushing ahead with easing its famously tight fiscal policies. In a major vote, the Bundestag agreed to boost ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the probable next chancellor of Germany, received approval for bold plans to adjust stringent debt rules to boost defense spending and infrastructure investment. The plan involves ...

The extra hundreds of billions of euros to be spent on security has lifted shares of defense stocks in Germany and other European bourses. Shares in defense group Rheinmetall (XE:RHM) are up 131% in ...

German lawmakers approved a major spending plan aimed at turbocharging its military and retooling its stagnating economy, shedding years of fiscal prudence.

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...

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 ...