BERLIN — Friedrich Merz's historic spending plan for Germany hinges on the cooperation of a party many of his conservatives have often derided. It's the Greens — the defeated, center-left party that ...

Amid ongoing coalition talks, Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) had agreed to borrow hundreds of billions of euros to invest into defence and infrastructure by ...

BERLIN — Germany’s Greens are vowing to put an end to Friedrich Merz’s paradigm-changing plan to invest massively in defense and infrastructure. Greens leaders on Monday said they would urge lawmakers ...

Likely next chancellor Merz wants spending surge Seeks reform of borrowing limits, infrastructure fund Needs to win Greens' support before vote next week Last-minute deal likely but maybe not this ...

BERLIN - Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing, with a party source on Monday warning "approval is becoming ...

Merz has stressed his sense of urgency over increasing defence spending. After winning elections last month, he said it was "five minutes to midnight" for Europe, warning that a hostile Russia and ...