FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's IfW economic institute raised its 2026 growth estimate for Europe's largest economy on Thursday, anticipating tailwinds from a public spending boost that conservative ...

Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.

Germany's outgoing parliament will convene in a special session to discuss reforming the country's debt brake. The move would ...

Officials in Paris and Berlin are excited about the good relationship incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has with French President Emanuel Macron.

In a country torn between its attachment to the transatlantic link and its hostility to nuclear weapons, Friedrich Merz, the ...

After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...

Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz is leading coalition talks with the SPD, focusing on illegal migration, economic support, and strengthened defenses. The CDU/CSU and SPD face time constraints to ...

The leaders of Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on a common migration policy that would ...

Leaders of the likely incoming coalition government announced plans to reform the debt brake and create a special investment ...

"The US is an important partner and we need to preserve this," Smyhal said, adding Ukraine is ready to sign the minerals deal ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the CDU/CSU bloc that topped last month's elections, has argued that in the era of U.S. President ...