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.

Friedrich Merz wants to end Germany’s deadlock on EU policy, but his solution may not be to everyone’s liking.

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

Germany's potential next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, plans to overhaul strict borrowing rules with support from the SPD. The proposed off-balance-sheet fund aims to boost infrastructure and exempt ...

Germany's Green party opposes likely Chancellor Friedrich Merz's plan to increase state borrowing, potentially derailing a ...

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

Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing, ...

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Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...

Some of the ’special fund’ new government is planning could be used to enhance port infrastructure used by the renewable ...