Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz said Thursday urgent action was needed to boost the country's under-resourced ...

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz's fiscal package containing massive spending increases for defence and infrastructure received the Bundestag's approval on Tuesday, setting in motion a ...

The colossal spending package for defence and infrastructure came amid concerns about the extent of US support for European ...

German lawmakers gave the green light Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defence and infrastructure pushed by ...

EXCLUSIVE: Germany's plan to bypass its newly elected Bundestag to lift the Debt Brake has sparked outrage, with critics ...

The “debt brake,” enshrined in Germany’s constitution, limits federal borrowing to just 0.35% of the country’s GDP. Under ...

For conservative Friedrich Merz, the vote was a first stress test before his potential chancellorship has even started.

Under Germany's constitution, Merz needs a two-thirds majority to get the changes passed. With the support of the Greens and ...

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

SPD parliamentary leader Lars Klingbeil told MPs: "When history knocks at our door, then we must open it -- we don't know if we will have a second chance." Critics say Germany's crumbling ...

Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is ... SPD parliamentary leader Lars Klingbeil told MPs: “When history knocks at our door, then we must open it — we don’t know if we will have ...