Merz’s Christian Democratic-led bloc, the Social Democrats and the Greens have called meetings with their lawmakers for 1 p.m. local time. Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in Touch ...

The German government in waiting, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Friday that it had reached an agreement with the Green Party on a raft of measures that it was billing ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization of cannabis last year by the outgoing Socialist SPD-led “traffic ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament ... Chancellor Olaf Scholz just after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Sudha David-Wilp, a senior fellow ...

By contrast, the CDU/CSU, led by the likely next Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, lost two percentage points. The CDU and CSU secured victory in the Bundestag election on 23 February with 28.5 ...

Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who are in talks to form a centrist coalition after last month’s election, want to create a 500-billion-euro ($546bn) fund for ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz said the next German government would have to cut costs despite his proposed €500 billion ($543 billion) debt-backed financial package. "We will have to cut ...

Germany’s Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase ... in Germany’s infrastructure on a large scale is absolutely necessary, as we Greens ...

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Election winner Merz wants to ease debt rules for defence Germany's reputation at stake, Merz and SPD warn But lawmakers line up to criticise Merz Greens say they will block Merz's proposals ...

(Bloomberg) -- German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending package for defense and infrastructure, overcoming a key hurdle ahead ...