Germany's Bundestag votes in favor of reforming 'debt brake'
The multibillion-euro package loosens borrowing limits and allows new investments in defense, infrastructure and climate. The ...
‘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.
Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the ...
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 ...
Germany Chooses Rearmament, at Last
Berlin seals a deal to ramp up defense spending indefinitely.
Merz Said to Reach Tentative Deal With Greens on German Debt
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached a tentative agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending ...
Germany's Friedrich Merz faces rocky road to lift debt brake rules
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the ...
'What more do you want?' Merz pleads with lawmakers on German debt plan
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz urged sceptical lawmakers on Thursday to back his proposals for a massive increase in ...