europe friedrich merz

Merz wins support for surge in spending

German parties agree deal to loosen debt limit, expand defense spending as Europe called to do more

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

Daily Sabah · 10h

'Germany is back': Merz says parties agree on huge spending plan

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announced Friday his conservatives had struck a deal with the Greens on massively boosting defense

Reuters on MSN · 8h

Merz wins support for surge in spending, proclaiming 'Germany is back'

By Andreas Rinke, Holger Hansen and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said on Friday he had secured the crucial backing of the Greens for a massive increase in state borrowing,

Friedrich Merz wins support for surge in spending, proclaims ‘Germany is back’

Mr Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats are in negotiations to form a government after February's election. Read ...

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Germany is back, says Merz after historic spending deal

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

The Economist9d

Can Friedrich Merz get Europe out of its funk?

Forget the back-slapping pol ready to banter about the Bundesliga; Friedrich Merz is a former corporate lawyer who wrote a ...

'What More Do You Want?' Merz Pleads With Lawmakers on German Debt Plan

FILE PHOTO: Friedrich Merz, chancellor-in-waiting and leader of Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), looks on as he ...

11don MSN

The Man Who Would Remake Europe

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

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Can this guy really save Europe from Elon Musk?

Well, of course not. But Germany's accidental chancellor has a crucial role to play in history, like it or not ...

AFP on MSN1d

Germany's Merz urges MPs to back spending bonanza in fiery debate

Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...

Washington Monthly2d

Friedrich Merz

Even with the announcement about resuming military aid to Kyiv, Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine has Europe vowing strategic autonomy, but ending its military dependence on Washington won’t be easy.

Politico Europe1d

Trump reignites Europe’s Franco-German engine

Officials in Paris and Berlin are excited about the good relationship incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has with ...

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