Take your seats, please: Germany’s parliament chamber is rearranged to reflect voters’ verdict
German voters have had their say. Now their verdict is being turned into reality underneath the glass dome of Berlin’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees spending deal with Greens
Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...
Germany’s parliament approves Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending plan
Chancellor-in-waiting uses outgoing Bundestag to loosen debt brake and unleash investments in defence and infrastructure ...
Forecast International10h
Germany’s Landmark Spending Deal Gets Approved – Now Comes the Lift
The likely next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, announced on Friday, March 14, that he had secured enough votes to ...
The Spectator Australia20h
Merz has paid a high price to pass Germany’s spending package
Yesterday, the German parliament approved a historic amount of debt-funded investment in defence and infrastructure. Over the next few years, Germany may spend up to €1 trillion (£841 billion) on ...
Friedrich Merz wins support for surge in spending, proclaims ‘Germany is back’
Mr Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats are in negotiations to form a government after February's election. Read ...
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Who Is Friedrich Merz? Germany's Likely Next Chancellor
The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.
Germany's Friedrich Merz faces rocky road to lift debt brake rules
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 New York Times25d
Meet the Man Who Is Poised to Lead Germany
By Steven Erlanger and Christopher F. Schuetze Friedrich Merz, the man who is almost certain to be Germany’s next chancellor, is a conservative businessman who has never been a minister and was ...