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Germany, Greens and Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz, German chancellor before his time

Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came out on top in Germany's February 23 elections, has already embarked on major projects in his country and abroad.

Financial Times · 7h

Germany’s Friedrich Merz offers concessions to Greens over ‘historic’ spending plan

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills

Yahoo · 8h

Germany’s conservatives, SPD woo Greens to push through spending plan

The parties hoping to form the next German government - the conservative bloc and Social Democrats (SPD) - are making significant efforts in winning over the Greens, whose votes they need to pass a multibillion-euro financial package.

AFP on MSN · 17h

German MPs to begin debating Merz's spending plans

Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set Thursday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.

Germany, parliament and debt brake

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Clock ticks for German fiscal bonanza deal but optimism drives euro up

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz is in a race against time to secure support for a massive increase in state borrowing but optimistic comments by party negotiators after emergency talks pushed the euro on Tuesday to a five-month-high.

Yahoo · 16h

German parliament to debate debt rule change for giant spending deal

Germany's outgoing parliament is set to meet on Thursday to discuss a constitutional amendment to enable a massive government spending package on defence and infrastructure, despite ongoing wrangling among lawmakers.

DW on MSN · 7h

German politics: Parliament debates debt brake reform

Germany's outgoing parliament convenes in a special session to discuss reforming the country's debt brake. The move would allow Germany to spend heavily on defense and infrastructure. DW has more.

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Germany prepares to mourn the loss of US nuclear protection

In a country torn between its attachment to the transatlantic link and its hostility to nuclear weapons, Friedrich Merz, the ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN16h

More kit, better barracks: Germany's military in need of overhaul

After decades of low spending, Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz hopes to splurge billions of extra euros on ...

"The burden of power": The party of the future German Chancellor is already losing support

The successful completion of the probing negotiations for the winner of the Bundestag elections, the Christian Democratic ...

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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 ...

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Germany’s likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about US commitment

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...

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Germany’s political upheaval and the transatlantic alliance’s uncertain future

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 ...

The Atlantic11d

The Man Who Would Remake Europe

American security guarantees have protected the Federal Republic of Germany since 1945. Never since then has a chancellor of that country suggested that it emancipate itself from Washington.

Nordot on MSN4h

German coalition talks kick off with strict playbook: 'No selfies'

Germany's conservative bloc started coalition talks with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday evening. The 19 chief negotiators from the Christian ...

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