The Local - Germany15m
Inside Germany: Merz's first gambit, Saxony in Paris and the political power of a döner kebab
From the apparent success of Merz' multi-billion spending proposal to the coming of spring and a potential boycott of US ...
Germany's Merz and SPD clear first hurdle to forming coalition
Friedrich Merz promised tougher measures to tackle illegal migration, including by turning away people at Germany's borders ...
AFP on MSN1d
Germany's Merz urges MPs to back spending bonanza in fiery debate
Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...
Devdiscourse20h
Germany's Financial Overhaul: A New Era of Defence and Infrastructure Spending
Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, announced a landmark deal to revise debt rules, enabling increased defence ...
The New York Times11d
Germany Needs to Get Its Act Together. Under Him, It Won’t.
Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...
Friedrich Merz wins support for surge in spending, proclaims ‘Germany is back’
Mr Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats are in negotiations to form a government after February's election. Read ...
Germany's Friedrich Merz faces rocky road to lift debt brake rules
Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Thursday made concessions to the Green Party in the hopes ...
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 ...