Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...
‘Independence from USA’: Merz charts new course for German-American relations
Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...
Merz's spending splurge risks blowback among German conservatives
A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...
As Trump Stirs Doubt, Europeans Debate Their Own Nuclear Deterrent
Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, ...
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Conservative Friedrich Merz declared snap German election winner
Feb. 23 (UPI) --Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic Union party widely projected to win and its candidate ...
Rearming Europe: Brussels grapples with prospect of new large-scale loan
Ahead of Friedrich Merz's arrival in power in Berlin, several leaders are pushing for Eurobonds to fund the continent's ...
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Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
For his part, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed victory ... the vote – or in the case of Italy, run the country.
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German poll winner Merz's abrasive style could hamper coalition building
Friedrich Merz's conservatives won national election ... in five weeks on Sunday 10:15 AM UTC · Updated ago category Italy's deal with Starlink has stalled, defence minister says 9:38 AM UTC ...
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Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament ... preaching austerity to all the other countries – Greece, Italy and Spain – and at the same time showing ...