German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said on Friday he had secured the crucial backing of the Greens for a massive ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday his conservatives had struck a deal with the Greens on massively ...