Merz's spending splurge risks blowback among German conservatives
A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...
Germany's parliament backs incoming leader's plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?
Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.
The blue seats in Germany’s parliament are being moved to match voters’ choices
German voters have had their say. Now their verdict is being turned into reality underneath the glass dome of Berlin’s ...
Germany's Friedrich Merz is ready for foreign policy challenges
The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it ...
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Germany’s Merz loses leverage as coalition talks sputter
Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit ...
‘Independence from USA’: Merz charts new course for German-American relations
Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...
Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...
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Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the ...
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Israel ‘looking forward’ to Friedrich Merz’s tenure, says envoy to Germany
Ron Prosor is first foreign ambassador invited to meeting of heads of German states; he says the far-right AfD party has ...
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