Friedrich Merz
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Germany’s upper house clears historic defence spending bill
The package, which will allow for a large increase in military expenditure, passed through the Bundesrat despite objections from several…
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European stocks, euro rally as Germany strikes historic debt deal
Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, struck a deal to loosen borrowing limits, unleashing €500 billion for defence and infrastructure. Markets…
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Germany’s Greens publicly oppose Merz’s debt brake reform
This article was originally published in German Election winner and Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is relying on votes from the Greens to…
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Merz is chiseling economic decline into the German constitution
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Preliminary talks conclude on new coalition government for Germany
According to Friedrich Merz, his conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party leaders agreed on common principles on migration…
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Merz secures billion-euro deal for German military and infrastructure
This article was originally published in German A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules,…
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CDU and SPD start talks in bid to form next German government
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrats, has ruled out a coalition with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
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Merz travels to Paris for dinner with Macron
The winner of Germany’s parliamentary elections has travelled to Paris to meet the French president for a working dinner on…
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What’s at stake for Europe after the German election?
With domestic problems and foreign policy crises looming large, the pressure is on to form a new government in Berlin.…
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Former EU chief calls Friedrich Merz ‘resolute and determined’
Merz’s Conservative CDU emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s federal elections, winning 208 seats in the 630-seat German parliament.…
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