Greens, Germany and Friedrich Merz

Germany’s Merz implores Greens to approve spending revolution
BERLIN — Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting in a fiery Bundestag debate Thursday urged Green lawmakers to pass constitutional amendments that would unleash up to €1 trillion in new spending to bolster the country’s military and invest in its economy.
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
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.
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 – unveiled the plans for vast extra outlays last week and are now racing to push them through the current legislation.
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.
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Germany on the edge: Rising far-right, divided nation, diminishing influence
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Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz
At the start of November last year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner - the leader of one of three coalition parties forming the government (the Free Democrats, the ...
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TIMELINE: How soon will Germany get a new government?
Coalition talks between the CDU and SPD are continuing apace as the parties try to rush major bills on defence and ...
Germany’s Energy And Climate Policy Under CDU: What To Predict
Germany's energy and climate policies under CDU in five points: The pace of climate action, transport sector development, ...
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Leftwing defector Wagenknecht sues for election recount, AfD success hits tourism in eastern states, investigators probe ...
Opinion - 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 ...
Germany: CDU/CSU and SPD closer to coalition
Election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU, its Bavarian sister party CSU, and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a major step toward forming a coalition government, the heads of the parties ...
Why is far-right AfD dominating in northeast Germany?
Vorpommern, the far-right Alternative for Germany party surged in popularity during the recent snap elections. Euronews ...