Merz Allies Urge End to German Cannabis Legalization: Augsburger
Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization ...
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Germany’s big spending splurge gives EU the jitters
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to subsidize German industry. Other European governments worry about unfair ...
Migration and cuts among Merz's priorities for German coalition talks
Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as ...
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Likely new German coalition may lower renewables and climate ambition
Conservatives and Social Democrats abandon plan for early coal exit and want to amend or abolish progressive heating law ...
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The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany’s next government says
The conservatives of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz and their likely center-left coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), have agreed to demand the bloc withhold funds and suspend ...
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German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending
BERLIN — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation's strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts ...
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Germany's parliament backs incoming leader's plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?
Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to take the reins as Germany's new chancellor, for an enormous boost to the country's military budget, signaling a dramatic ...
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German parliament approves Merz’s spending boost
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 ...
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The Man Who Would Remake Europe
Hours after his election victory last Sunday, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said on national television that he would try to “achieve ...
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Merz’s moment arrives
Merz’s conservatives came first in Germany’s national election on Feb 23, well ahead of their closest rival, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), giving him a mandate to form a ...
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Germans Agree to Borrow More for Military, in Sharp Response to Trump
The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new infrastructure spending. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Ever ...
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Germany Needs to Get Its Act Together. Under Him, It Won’t.
Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...