Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...
German spending plans could stabilise expectations, says economy ministry
Germany's economic weakness carried over into the start of 2025, but fiscal policy plans by the country's future government ...
Factbox-What Is in the Huge German Spending Plan Agreed by Parties?
German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz speaks to the media after he reached an agreement with the Greens on a massive ...
AfD: German spending package amounts to 'death knell for the euro'
The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, Alice Weidel, has sharply criticized a multi-billion-euro ...
‘Fiscal bazooka’: Bundestag approves massive spending on militarization
The lower house of the German Parliament voted to bankroll a massive militarization plan as a backstop against Russian ...
Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies?
The continent’s leaders hope a surge of investment, to fill a security void left by the United States, can ignite growth. It ...
German Economic Sentiment Climbs as Politicians Pledge Ramp Up in Spending -- 3rd Update
Financial analysts became much more upbeat about Germany's economic prospects this month as the country's lawmakers closed in on an agreement to raise spending on defense and infrastructure. The ZEW ...
German parties agree deal to loosen debt limit, expand defense spending as Europe called to do more
German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.