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

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

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.

The deal follows several days of often acrimonious debate during which the Greens had threatened to withhold their ...

The deal marks a significant shift from decades of fiscal restraint in Berlin, aiming to boost defense spending amid growing ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached a tentative agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending ...

From Parliament's vice-presidents to committee chairs and delegation leaders, Brussels has its hands in German coalition ...

BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...

Merz promised a "great leap forward" in climate protection in parliament. Now he brings out his party's climate geeks to deliver.

The CDU/CSU alliance had been projected to win a plurality of the popular vote, and thus the most seats, for an uninterrupted period beginning in mid-2022. Olaf Scholz’ governing Social Democratic ...