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Friedrich Merz plans €46bn corporate tax breaks to revive German economy
Finance minister Lars Klingbeil will outline measures to boost corporate investments amid threat of US tariffs ...
Germany's Friedrich Merz goes to Washington
Can the German chancellor convince US President Donald Trump to be a reliable partner to Europe? Expectations are high for ...
Merz Sees Germany on NATO Path to 5% Goal Defense Spending
Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.
Merz inaugurates a historic German brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spending
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...
Merz government on course for war
The escalation of the war with Russia and military build-up are at the centre of the new federal government’s policies and ...
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Friedrich Merz’s Failed Quest to Be a New Angela Merkel
Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, increasingly pitches himself as a pragmatist akin to Angela Merkel. But his mantra ...
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Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
That spending burst was a big reason Mr. Merz ... A protest against the immigration policy of Friedrich Merz and the far-right Alternative for Germany party in Berlin in February.Credit ...