In the early hours of Friday, Germany’s Greens were given a choice: Would they veto a game-changing spending plan over ...

Many had painted faces, and there was no shortage of beer. Merz was in celebratory mood too as he traveled to Brussels on March 6 and was garlanded by European leaders, before returning to work on ...

From the apparent success of Merz' multi-billion spending proposal to the coming of spring and a potential boycott of US ...

With concessions from Merz’s conservative bloc such as extra climate protection funding, the Greens were in. The decision to unleash the power of the federal balance sheet to transform Germany ...

Financial analysts became much more upbeat about Germany's economic prospects this month as the country's lawmakers closed in on an agreement to raise spending on defense and infrastructure. The ZEW ...

Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Thursday made concessions to the Green Party in the hopes it would lend critically important votes to his multi-billion-euro ...

With concessions from Merz’s conservative bloc such as extra climate protection funding, the Greens were in. The decision to unleash the power of the federal balance sheet to transform Germany’s ...

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz said Thursday urgent action was needed to boost the country's under-resourced military and ailing economy, as he defended plans for a ...

The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (R) and the parliamentary group leader of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party Alexander Dobrindt (L) ...

The Greens accused Merz of merely putting his interests first, as he had rejected their proposal to loosen German debt rules when the CDU was in opposition. BERLIN – German lawmakers clashed ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz is already hailed as the man who could forge what the EU needs most: Unity. So far he has seen a lot of advance praise, but how will his ambition ...

Friedrich Merz wants to end Germany’s deadlock on EU policy, but his solution may not be to everyone’s liking. Analysis Based on factual reporting, although it Incorporates the expertise of ...