Such a plan would mark a step-change in Germany’s traditionally conservative approach to public borrowing. Berlin in 2009 ...

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz came a step closer Saturday towards forming a government which he has ...

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new ...

Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

Conservative election winner Friedrich Merz has pledged to revive Europe’s top economy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Losing faith in Washington as a military ally, Berlin wants to rip up the old fiscal orthodoxy. But it’s now a race against ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Merz wants to form a coalition by Easter and has warned it was "five minutes to midnight" for Europe to ...

The plan is for Germany to have a new government in place by mid-April that would end around half a year of political ...

The rapid action by Friedrich Merz in the face of Donald Trump’s disruption highlights how the continent’s leaders need ...

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...

Berlin’s decision to lift all caps on military spending and binge on infrastructure marks a U-turn for the fiscally ...

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military ...