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

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 ...

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

Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...

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

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday his conservatives had struck a deal with the Greens on massively ...

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 ...

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills ...

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

Friedrich Merz wants to end Germany’s deadlock on EU policy, but his solution may not be to everyone’s liking.