Friedrich Merz, who once presented himself as the last line of defence against debt madness, is now set to push Germany’s new ...

Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing, ...

The preliminary policy agreement that will form the basis for coalition talks was "no mean feat", said Friedrich Merz.

Former envoy Wu Ken is optimistic about likely chancellor’s focus on trade and economy, and perception of Beijing as ...

FT survey finds ‘large fiscal capacity’, but economists urge would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz to spend funds wisely ...

At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU leaders backed plans to spend more on defence amid fears that Russia, emboldened by ...

Germany’s general elections saw the opposition CDU/CSU emerge as the largest party with Friedrich Merz tipped to be next ...

Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic ...

Friedrich Merz, the likely next Chancellor of Germany, expressed hope that progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine could be ...

Both require a supermajority in the German parliament to modify the so-called “debt brake”, requiring in turn the backing of ...

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has promised to "massively expand border controls" once the country's next ...