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

German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his proposed huge spending boost for defence was needed because of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 'war of aggression against Europe'.

Germany's chancellor designate Friedrich Merz wants to scrap restraints on borrowing and allow for much higher defence spending ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is about to break years of fiscal stringency to counter the erosion of the transatlantic ...

Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...

Under Germany's constitution, Merz needs a two-thirds majority to get the changes passed. With the support of the Greens and ...

Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...

BERLIN - Germany's constitutional court on Monday threw out new challenges by opposition parties against a plan by the ...

The country's likely next conservative CDU chancellor Friedrich Merz said cost-cutting must be discussed during coalition ...

Germany's Constitutional Court has dismissed challenges against a borrowing initiative led by Friedrich Merz, allowing the ...

Newly elected Friedrich Merz has proposed nearly €1 trillion in new spending on defense and infrastructure for the sluggish ...

BERLIN, March 18, (AP): Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers Tuesday to allow the country ...