Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.

The lower house of the German Parliament voted to bankroll a massive militarization plan as a backstop against Russian aggression.

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 ...

Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...

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 ...

Berlin seals a deal to ramp up defense spending indefinitely.

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz urged sceptical lawmakers on Thursday to back his proposals for a massive increase in ...

Friedrich Merz promised tougher measures to tackle illegal migration, including by turning away people at Germany's borders ...

Security policy has become the most urgent challenge for Germany. Its prospective government isn’t backing away from it.

Berlin may have found a way to rearm despite balanced-budget restraints.