We are almost a week away from a vote that could change the face of Germany. On 18 March, the Bundestag will decide on the adoption of two structural defence and infrastructure projects. A massive ...

The Greens, despite being in favour of increased defence spending and loosening the debt brake, have signalled opposition to ...

Coalition talks kick off in Berlin, Munich immigration office hit by bribery scandal, state parliaments ready to back ...

SPD and CDU/CSU: Exempt defence spending greater than 1% of GDP from the debt brake and allow the German federal states to incur deficits of 0.35%. Creation of a €500bn special fund for infrastructure ...

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

One of the cultural experiences I encountered in my life was that, around the age of fourteen, I became fascinated by the ...

Germany’s Greens demanded tougher rules for defense spending, making a counteroffer in talks aimed at unleashing hundreds of ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz has begun the heavy lifting required to shore up the parliamentary super-majority ...

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

Coalition talks between the CDU and SPD are continuing apace as the parties try to rush major bills on defence and ...

Germany's would-be next chancellor, conservative leader Friedrich Merz, and the Social Democrats (SPD), with whom he is ...

The euro rebounds from near-parity with the dollar, driven by Germany’s fiscal stimulus plans and shifting ECB rate ...