A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military spending without limit. View on euronews

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer and working with major corporations.

Compared to last October, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not rallied as much as their admirers would have believed.

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his centre-right CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) would propose an unprecedented package of billions of euros

Germany's likely chancellor-to-be announces a political deal to raise hundreds of billions of euros in extra spending.

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is considering unlocking hundreds of billions in extra funding for the country’s military and infrastructure as coalition talks with Social Democrats gather pace.