German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached a tentative agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending ...

BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.

Officials in Paris and Berlin are excited about the good relationship incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has with ...

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills ...

Germany’s likely next leader Friedrich Merz was set yesterday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defense ...

Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's IfW economic institute raised its 2026 growth estimate for Europe's largest economy on Thursday, anticipating tailwinds from a public spending boost that conservative ...

After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...

The German opposition parties have slammed the results of the exploratory talks between the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the ...