Friedrich Merz Becomes German Chancellor At A Critical Moment
Compared to last October, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not rallied as much as ...
CDU's Friedrich Merz secures billion-euro deal for Germany’s military and infrastructure
A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military ...
'Whatever it takes': Germany seeks to boost defense spending, infrastructure funding
Center-right election winner Friedrich Merz, who is trying to form a coalition government with the center-left Social ...
Germany's conservatives, SPD meet for talks on coalition as major spending hike eyed
BERLIN - Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) on Tuesday held talks on forming a coalition as hopes for buoying ...
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German parties agree to debt overhaul, new fund to finance spending splurge
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government on Tuesday agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...
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German Elections See Rise of Far-Right and Far-Left: What It Means for Europe
A day after winning the elections on 23 February, the chancellor presumptive of Germany, Friedrich Merz, declared a warning ... and abandoning the euro. However, as of now it will depend ...
Germany Needs to Get Its Act Together. Under Him, It Won’t.
Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...
The Man Who Would Remake Europe
Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...
Can Germany’s new leader fend off the far right?
Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...