Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has said Germany’s move to unlock billions of euro in military spending should be seen as a “first great step” towards the creation of a broad European defence ...

The multibillion-euro package loosens borrowing limits and allows new investments in defense, infrastructure and climate. The ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the ...

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

An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the ...

Germany's lower house of parliament approved a historic easing of the country's debt limit on Tuesday, to boost defence spending and earmark €500 billion ($547 billion) for infrastructure and climate ...

Germany's lower house is voting on a major borrowing initiative to boost its economy amid US trade tensions. The plan, backed by Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Greens, includes ...

Germany's lower house of parliament is set to vote on plans for a substantial increase in borrowing to boost the economy and revise fiscal policies. The initiative aims to restore growth amidst US ...