The centerpiece of the plan, pushed by Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, relaxes what is colloquially known as the “debt brake,” a limit on government borrowing that Germany ...

Germany's new coalition government is shifting energy policy, potentially rolling back ambitious climate targets. The government plans a €500 billion infrastructure fund to upgrade the nation's ...

A German air force Tornado with a Taurus. German defense ministry photo. The German Taurus is a 1.5-ton cruise missile with a turbofan engine propelling it to high subsonic speeds ...

In November, Mr. Lindner, who was the federal finance minister, effectively toppled Germany’s fragile government in a bid for his political life. He goaded Chancellor Olaf Scholz into expelling ...

Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and draw up a huge infrastructure investment fund BERLIN -- Germany's ...

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government said Tuesday they would seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spending, an issue of growing ...

has stagnated since the start of the Ukraine war with Scholz's government struggling to revitalise Europe's largest economy. In the hope reviving Germany's economic fortune, Merz has hinted he ...

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The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to loosen the country’s constitution restrictions on borrowing, enabling 1 trillion euros ($1.08 trillion) or more in ...

Germany's Gen Z Leans Right As Nation Votes For New Government This Sunday Germany's right-of-centre political landscape comprises of the moderates or conservatives, who support the CDU/CSU ...

BERLIN (AP) — The prospective partners in Germany’s next government said Tuesday they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules ...

That exclusion means it is virtually certain that the AfD will not be part of the next government. Ideologically conservative entrepreneur Merz, 69, is widely expected to become Germany's next ...