German CDU Leader Friedrich Merz

Greens, Friedrich Merz and German politics

BREAKING: German parties reach deal over huge spending plan

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday his conservatives had struck a deal with the Greens on massively boosting defence and infrastructure spending, paving the way for the plan's approval in parliament.

Financial Times · 1d

Germany’s Friedrich Merz offers concessions to Greens over ‘historic’ spending plan

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

Politico Europe · 4d

Germany’s Greens vow to quash Merz’s spending revolution

The party said they would not support the conservative chancellor-in-waiting’s paradigm-changing plan to invest massively in defense and infrastructure.

German stocks, euro rally

Associated Press News · 4h

German parties agree deal to loosen debt limit, expand defense spending as Europe called to do more

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

Reuters on MSN · 6h

Instant View: German stocks, euro rally as German parties agree on historic debt deal

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state borrowing just days ahead of a parliamentary vote next week, Reuters reported,

Euronews (English) on MSN · 4h

European stocks, euro rally as Germany strikes historic debt deal

Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, struck a deal to loosen borrowing limits, unleashing €500 billion for defence and infrastructure. Markets surged, while analysts debated its impact on inflation and ECB rate policy.

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Germany's Friedrich Merz faces rocky road to lift debt brake rules

Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Thursday made concessions to the Green Party in the hopes ...

Friedrich Merz, German chancellor before his time

Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...

China Daily17h

Merz bets on investment fund to shore up economy

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

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Politics

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

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CDU's Friedrich Merz secures billion-euro deal for Germany’s military and infrastructure

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military spending without limit. #EuropeNews ...

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German parties agree to turn away some asylum seekers at border

The leaders of Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on a common migration policy that would ...

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German bond yields jump, stocks surge as parties agree seismic spending plans

By Naomi Rovnick and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -German government bond yields, equities and the euro all rose on Friday ...

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