The CDU and SPD, likely coalition partners in Germany's next government, want to relax the debt brake for spending on defense and infrastructure. But the Greens said this would not invest enough in ...

BERLIN - Germany's Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state ...

Economist, politician and the former Greek finance minister welcomed the easing of the German debt brake but believes that defence spending will not generate growth where it is needed. #EuropeNews ...

Germany is poised to commit €1 trillion for defence and infrastructure to revamp its military and flagging economy. This ...

Germany’s Greens have said they will not offer vital support for the prospective new government’s plans to loosen debt rules ...

Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and draw up a huge infrastructure investment fund ...

Germany's Green party opposes the proposed coalition's plan to ease debt rules to fund defense and infrastructure investments. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz seeks support for his coalition with ...

Suddenly, Germany’s probable new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has done what seemed impossible. Together with his fellow centrist leaders, he has unveiled a plan to override a long-running constraint on ...

Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc has secured broad political backing for the defence initiative. A significant majority in ...

The CDU/CSU and SPD are proposing to create a special fund of €500bn for infrastructure and defence by reforming the ...

Global bond prices were tumbling again on Thursday as debt markets digested the German government-in-waiting's plan to tweak ...