The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Friday afternoon as traders digested news that the UK economy ...

The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, expressed hope that a EUR 3 ...

Germany's constitutional court dismissed challenges from opposition parties against a significant public spending plan put ...

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU - Optimism was already building among economists on German and euro zone growth in a Reuters poll ...

The deal marks a significant shift from decades of fiscal restraint in Berlin, aiming to boost defense spending amid growing ...

The agreement reached with the Greens would allow Germany to spend up to €1 trillion on defence and infrastructure over the ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz says he had secured the crucial backing of the Greens for a massive increase in state borrowing, clearing the way for the outgoing parliament to approve it ...

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 was set to make a last-ditch attempt on Friday to convince the Greens of his ...

Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, announced a landmark deal to revise debt rules, enabling increased defence ...

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