Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...
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Merz Reaches Deal With Greens on German Spending Package
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending package for ...
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German MPs begin debt discussions
Germany’s likely next leader Friedrich Merz was set yesterday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defense ...
Explainer-Germany's new debt settlement, and where it could still go wrong
Germany's conservative leader and would-be next chancellor Friedrich Merz has agreed what amounts to a fiscal policy sea-change with support from the Social Democrats (SPD), his likely coalition ...
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Germany's Merz urges MPs to back spending bonanza in fiery debate
Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz said Thursday urgent action was needed to boost the country's under-resourced ...
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Germany moves to the right, but left gets a second win
Germany’s “Great Coalitions” are getting smaller. In the (then West German) Federal Republic in the 1980s, the centrist major parties gathered over 85% of the vote between them. In 2025, the former ...
Germany's prospective new government struggles to win support for defense, infrastructure plans
Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...