Germany's Friedrich Merz is ready for foreign policy challenges
However, it will also face big foreign policy challenges— almost all of which are linked to Donald Trump. Those were the ...
Euractiv4d
The vote that will shape Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship
Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...
Anadolu Agency18h
Germany’s Merz voices skepticism over deploying troops in Ukraine
Likely next chancellor Merz says he ‘cannot imagine’ deploying European troops in Ukraine under current circumstances, but ...
The Spectator Australia3d
Merz has paid a high price to pass Germany’s spending package
Yesterday, the German parliament approved a historic amount of debt-funded investment in defence and infrastructure. Over the next few years, Germany may spend up to €1 trillion (£841 billion) on ...
German Court Throws Out New Challenges Against Merz's Borrowing Plans
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court has received more legal complaints from lawmakers against plans by ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees spending deal with Greens
Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...
Germany’s parliament approves Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending plan
Chancellor-in-waiting uses outgoing Bundestag to loosen debt brake and unleash investments in defence and infrastructure ...
Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...
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 ...
The Local - Germany3d
Germany's Merz says defence spending counters Putin's 'war against Europe'
German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his proposed huge spending boost for defence was needed because ...
Anadolu Agency3d
Germany’s Merz pledges massive arms buildup to forge new European defense community
Chancellor-designate announces 'paradigm shift' in defense policy, declaring Germany will acquire advanced weapons systems ...
Germany's Greens may torpedo Merz's spending bonanza but hint at deal
Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing, ...