Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defense spending
The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...
Germany's likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about US commitment
The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...
5 convicted of plotting to overthrow the German government and kidnap the health minister
A German court has convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former ...
Germany's defense and government spending boost triggered a global bond sell-off
On Wednesday, 10-year German bonds saw the worst day since March 1990 — just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
5 convicted of plotting to overthrow the German government and kidnap former health minister
A German court has convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former ...
The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune ...
Germany to ease government debt limits to boost economy and defence spending
Friedrich Merz, Germany's soon-to-be chancellor, has announced a strategy to exempt defence spending from limits on ...
Germany's E.ON urges new government to fix power grid returns
E.ON , Europe's largest operator of energy networks, expects core profit to rise by up to 9% in 2025 and upgraded its ...
Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult
Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...
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Polling shows Germany's 2025 election will bring a shift, but not a far-right leader
That exclusion means it is virtually certain that the AfD will not be part of the next government. Ideologically conservative entrepreneur Merz, 69, is widely expected to become Germany's next ...
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Firewall? Why the Far Right Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government
By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Germany’s next government will almost certainly be a coalition of multiple political parties, to form a majority in Parliament. But one party will almost ...