Germany's Friedrich Merz faces rocky road to lift debt brake rules
Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Thursday made concessions to the Green Party in the hopes ...
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 ...
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Merz eyes defence buildup, economic reboot and stricter migration
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's CDU/CSU parliamentary bloc, is set to lead the next government after his party came first ...
Germany's CDU and SPD reach historic debt deal to jumpstart defence spending
The agreement reached with the Greens would allow Germany to spend up to €1 trillion on defence and infrastructure over the ...
German SPD demands sweeping pro-immigration commitments in CDU coalition talks
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
China Daily1d
Merz bets on investment fund to shore up economy
BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...
AFP on MSN1d
Germany's Merz urges MPs to back spending bonanza in fiery debate
Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...
The Local - Germany5d
Citizenship to Bürgergeld: What Germany's CDU and SPD have agreed so far
Germany's CDU, CSU and SPD parties have produced an exploratory paper on their plans on various topics, including migration, ...
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Friedrich Merz set to be Chancellor as CDU/CSU win majority
The CDU/CSU alliance had been projected to win a plurality of the popular vote, and thus the most seats, for an uninterrupted period beginning in mid-2022. Olaf Scholz’ governing Social Democratic ...