BERLIN — Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers Tuesday to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into defense as doubts mount about the strength of the ...

Apart from the 100 billion euros from the infrastructure fund, each of Germany's 16 federal states will be allowed to run a small structural deficit of 0.35% of their economic output, as the federal ...

Germany's chancellor designate Friedrich Merz wants to scrap restraints on borrowing and allow for much higher defence spending ...

Germany's Bundestag is set to vote on a major fiscal package on Tuesday. It includes changes to the long-standing debt brake rule and a 500 billion euro ($548 billion) infrastructure and climate fund.

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking legislators to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” ...

DAX rises as Germany’s Bundestag vote fuels optimism. Market eyes fiscal stimulus, trade tensions, and central bank policies.

Ukraine’s European allies are weighing whether to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian assets—which could be used to support Kyiv.

German shares led gains in Europe on Tuesday, ahead of a parliamentary vote on historic debt reforms that will enable massive ...

European markets are heading for a higher open, with investor focus on the German government as it votes on historic debt ...

Germany's Constitutional Court has dismissed challenges against a borrowing initiative led by Friedrich Merz, allowing the ...

This is unprecedented in the history of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament. On Tuesday, parliament will vote on a bill that will make it possible to take on unprecedented levels of ...