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 ...
German services union negotiations: Billions for weapons, real wage cuts for the public sector
Collective bargaining in the German public sector has again demonstrated that the working class is facing a political ...
German parliament agrees to €1 trillion for war
Three goals are being pursued with Germany’s massive rearmament offensive: Breaking free from military dependence on the US, ...
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Commentary: Is a renaissance in Europe on the horizon?
The consensus view is Europe remains hindered by turmoil in core Germany and France and a trade war with the U.S., given ...
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Majority of Germans feel Merz’s budget reform plan strays from campaign promises — poll
Still, most voters support the idea of reforming the budgetary rule and establishing a fund for infrastructure investments ...
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Germany adopts sweeping debt reform, paving way for increased defense spending
The conservative bloc, consisting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), spearheaded the initiative to lift restrictions on f ...
Germany Agrees On Historic Fiscal Package And Debt Brake Change
The German parliament has voted in favour of a huge fiscal package and changes to the debt brake. Click to read.
German Economic Sentiment Climbs as Politicians Pledge Ramp Up in Spending — 3rd Update
The survey is one the first to gauge the response of businesses to a recasting of Germany's economic policies by politicians in response to the threat of higher tariffs on its exports to the U.S. and ...
German Lawmakers Approve Major Spending Package — WSJ
The Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill that could unlock hundreds of billions of euros in borrowed funds for military and infrastructure spending. Led by Friedrich Merz, the man ...
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No war of aggression against Europe – Why Germany’s rearmament policy is leading in the wrong direction
On March 13, 2025, a public hearing was held in the budget committee of the German Bundestag on the planned amendment to the ...
German parliament to vote on historic debt reform
Germany's Bundestag is set to vote on a major fiscal package on Tuesday. It includes changes to the long-standing debt brake rule and a 500 billion euro ($548 billion) infrastructure and climate fund.