Germany's constitutional court threw out new challenges by opposition parties against a plan by the prospective coalition ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into ...

Incoming Germany's chancellor, Friedrich Merz, pressed lawmakers Tuesday to approve a massive defense and infrastructure spending package, citing ...

An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the country’s Constitution — and its culture.

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass a huge spending package for defence and infrastructure to strengthen the country over what he called Russia's "war of ...

Chancellor-designate announces 'paradigm shift' in defense policy, declaring Germany will acquire advanced weapons systems and prioritize contracts with European defense firms in face of changes in US ...

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

Around noon (GMT), the Frankfurt benchmark index advanced 1.1 per cent to 23,412.68, while Paris’s CAC 40 and London’s FTSE 100 each rose 0.4 per cent to 8,106.84 and 8,712.02, respectively ...

Germany's planned surge in borrowing to fund defence spending and revive growth heralds a new era for European security, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag lower ...

Eurozone bond yields increased as investors anticipated Germany's parliamentary vote on fiscal reforms. Proposed changes by Friedrich Merz aim to revise debt rules and introduce a 500-billion-euro ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that the country's new government must be ready to make financial ...

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 ...