Germany’s likely next chancellor on Thursday urged outgoing members of parliament to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight self-imposed rules on running up debt.

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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.

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 ...

The German opposition parties have slammed the results of the exploratory talks between the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the ...

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

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will ...

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 ...