Under Germany's constitution, Merz needs a two-thirds majority to get the changes passed. With the support of the Greens and ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has charged that Friedrich Merz, the country's likely next chancellor, has ...

Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

The package, which will allow for a large increase in military expenditure, passed through the Bundesrat despite objections ...

Friedrich Merz, almost assured to be Germany’s next chancellor, is ignoring conventional wisdom when it comes to relations ...

Friedrich Merz promised tougher measures to tackle illegal migration, including by turning away people at Germany's borders ...

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

German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his proposed huge spending boost for defence was needed because ...

Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...

Lawmakers challenge Germany's plan for increased state borrowing, with complaints filed to the constitutional court by ...

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