German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz was set to make a last-ditch attempt on Friday to convince the Greens of his ...

Friedrich Merz promised tougher measures to tackle illegal migration, including by turning away people at Germany's borders ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in ...

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the Greens are standing in his way.

Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills ...

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BERLIN — Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting in a fiery Bundestag debate Thursday urged Green lawmakers to pass constitutional ...

The parties hoping to form the next German government - the conservative bloc and Social Democrats (SPD) - are making significant efforts in winning over the Greens, whose votes they need to pass a ...

The Greens vow to foil the chancellor-in-waiting’s historic plan to invest big in defense and infrastructure. But it may just ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor-in-waiting, calls for extensive state borrowing to bolster military spending. His proposals face opposition in the outgoing parliament. The constitutional changes ...