German stocks lead European gains after Merz secures support for historic debt reform
European stocks rallied on Friday, with German equities leading gains after the country's political parties agreed a historic ...
Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...
Merz’ Hopes To Reform The German Debt Brake Run Into Reality
Friedrich Merz and his prospective coalition partner the SPD’s plan to boost infrastructure spending and soften the debt ...
Schuldenbremse-Showdown: Merz wirbt mit der Brechstange um Grüne
Nach dem Wahlsieg der Union am 23. Februar hat Unions-Kanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz sein Wahlversprechen, zu einer ...
Bundesbank warns incoming chancellor Merz of costs of runaway borrowing
Germany’s Bundesbank has warned chancellor presumptive Friedrich Merz not to lose his head on borrowing after the Green Party ...
'World is watching': Merz urges German lawmakers to back debt bonanza plans
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz urged sceptical lawmakers on Thursday to back his proposals for a massive increase in ...
Why Merz Faces a Tough Path to Loosen Germany’s Fiscal Rules
Germany plans to amend its constitution in order to remove limits on raising debt for defense and set up a €500 billion ($541 ...
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Merz’s investment plans remain in limbo as Greens decline compromise offer
The Greens accused Merz of merely putting his interests first, as he had rejected their proposal to loosen German debt rules when the CDU was in opposition.